TDOE Announces Best for All Recognition Program to Incentivize $3.8B in Spending on Student Achievement
July 23, 2021
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Education has announced the Best for All recognition program, sharing benefits awarded to Tennessee school districts and public charter schools that plan to spend historic amounts of federal COVID-19 Coronavirus relief and stimulus funding directly on student achievement and improving academic outcomes.
Tennessee Districts and Charter Schools Eligible for Recognition and Benefits for ESSER Investments that Benefit Students
AAA says Americans Cut Driving almost in half during beginning stage of COVID-19 Crisis
July 19, 2021
Washington, D.C. – The COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic and associated restrictions in the spring of 2020, such as stay-at-home orders, led to a drastic drop in U.S. road travel and a sharp increase in the number of people who chose to stay home all day.
While the dramatic change in traffic patterns was widely noted last year, new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety’s New American Driving Survey (2020) provides compelling month-by-month data that examines the types of trips and the characteristics of the people who altered their driving habits.
New AAA data shows that rideshare, transit, and taxi use plummeted, did not fully recover. (AAA)
Tennessee Department of Health reports No Disruption to COVID-19 Vaccines For Children Program
July 17, 2021
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) assures families across Tennessee that information and access to vaccinations for children through state health departments continues and there has been no disruption to these services.
While misinformation has been circulated regarding the status of these resources, parents who need information regarding routine childhood immunizations can find resources here. Parents seeking the COVID-19 Coronavirus vaccine for children 12+ can find additional information here.
COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine
Tennessee Department of Education gets Approval of Spending Plan from U.S. Department of Education for Funding for K-12 Education
July 15, 2021
Nashville, TN – Today, the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) received approval from the U.S. Department of Education on Tennessee’s American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) state plan, which lays out the state’s spending strategy for its portion of federal COVID-19 Coronavirus relief and stimulus funding to benefit K-12 education in Tennessee.
Tennessee’s ESSER Spending Strategy Prioritizes Essential Investments for All Students.
Tennessee Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation Announces 2nd Annual Summer K-3 Book Delivery Program
June 23, 2021
Delivering 500,000 Books Directly to Tennessee Students & Teachers at Home
Nashville, TN – To combat summer learning loss in Tennessee and support student learning in the home, Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation (GELF) today announced the second year of its K-3 Book Delivery program to deliver 500,000 books to teachers and students statewide, including every rising first-grader in Tennessee.
110,000 teachers and students statewide, including every rising first grader, will benefit from the program as part of GELF’s “Stop the Slide!” campaign to combat summer learning loss.
TRWA announces Tennessee Outdoors Youth Summitt (TOYS) Field Day to be held at Buffalo Ridge, July 10th
June 12, 2021
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation (TWRF) will be partnering to hold Tennessee Outdoors Youth Summit (TOYS) Field Day. The event is Saturday, July 10th, 2021 at Buffalo Ridge Refuge in Humphreys County.
TOYS, in the past, has been a week-long event but has been moved to a single day this year due to the pandemic.
Tennessee Outdoors Youth Summitt (TOYS) Field Day set for July 10th at Buffalo Ridge Refuge
Tennessee Community Services Block Grants meeting Critical Needs During COVID-19 Pandemic
May 31, 2021
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) and partnering agencies are recognizing the important impact the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) has been able to make in communities over the last year.
TEMA reminds Tennesseans about COVID-19 Funeral Assistance
May 7, 2021
Nashville, TN – The COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic has brought overwhelming grief to many families. TEMA is encouraging families who have lost a loved one to apply for FEMA COVID-19 Funeral Assistance to ease some financial stress and burden caused by the virus.
Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, FEMA is providing financial assistance for COVID-19 Coronavirus related funeral expenses incurred after January 20th, 2020.
FDA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: May 1st, 2021
May 1, 2021
Silver Spring, MD – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic:
COVID-19 Coronavirus
Tennessee Department of Health Urges Parents To Stay On Track With Well Visits, Vaccines
April 27, 2021
Nashville, TN – National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is April 24th-May 1st, 2021.
Each year, NIIW highlights the positive impact of vaccination on the lives of infants and children — and this year, it is vital that families stay on track for routine checkups and vaccinations during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic.
National Infant Immunization Week is April 24th-May 1st.
