TDOE Releases TNReady Results for 2019
August 16, 2019
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn has released the TNReady assessment results which indicates that students across the state are performing better in almost all math subjects.
The TNReady scores also show that more than half the schools in Tennessee – 56 percent – improved their growth scores (TVAAS scores) from the previous year, with 41 percent of all schools earning a level 4 or 5 TVAAS rating which measures year-to-year growth.
TNReady assessment results have been released by the Tennessee Department of Education.
Tennessee Agriculture being changed Statewide by Women
July 26, 2019
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Agriculture says women are increasingly changing the face of agriculture, not just in Tennessee, but across the nation.
From 2012 to 2017, the United States Census of Agriculture reported a 1.7% decline in male farmers and a 27% increase of female farmers nationwide.
Rebecca Paschal of Cellar 53 Winery. A majority of the wines produced use Tennessee grown fruit with the majority being grown on the eight acres of grape and blackberry vineyards.
Tennessee Department of Agriculture says 22 Tennessee Horses test positive for Equine Piroplasmosis
May 22, 2019
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Department of Agriculture reports that the state veterinarian’s office is investigating an outbreak of Equine Piroplasmosis (EP) in a group of racing Quarter Horses in Middle Tennessee.
Twenty-two horses have tested positive for EP in five locations within Bedford County, Rutherford County, and Williamson County. The horses are all under quarantine and being treated.
Tennessee Department of Agriculture reports Equine Piroplasmosis Detected in 22 Tennessee Horses.
March 2019 County Unemployment Rates Continue to Stay Low
April 28, 2019
Nashville, TN – Eighty of Tennessee’s 95 counties recorded an unemployment rate in March 2019 that is lower compared to the same time last year according to newly released data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). Also, in the year-to-year comparison, the rates in nine counties held steady, while six counties saw increases.
The Montgomery County unemployment rate was 3.6 percent in March, up 0.2 percent from February.
Nearly Every Tennessee County has the Same Rate or Lower Compared to Previous Year
Unemployment Rates Drop In Every County Across Tennessee
March 31, 2019
Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD)
Nashville, TN – The unemployment rate for each of Tennessee’s counties improved in February according to new information released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).
Henry County unemployment rate dropped from 4.5 percent in January to 4.2 percent in February.
February 2019 County Unemployment Rates Improve in each of Tennessee’s 95 Counties.
Low Unemployment Continues Across Much of Tennessee in January
March 16, 2019
Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD)
Nashville, TN – Statistics released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) show 67 of the state’s 95 counties continued to experience unemployment rates below 5 percent during the first month of 2019.
The January unemployment rate is 5 percent or greater in the remaining 28 Tennessee counties.
Nearly Two-Thirds of Tennessee Counties have Unemployment Rates Below 5 percent.
Tennessee Department of Education reports Students Break Records with Highest-Ever ACT Score and Participation Rate
November 1, 2018
Tennessee Education Department
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Education Department Commissioner Candice McQueen today announced that Tennessee public school students have once again broken the previous year’s record by earning an average composite score of 20.2 on the ACT in 2018.
More than 1,400 new Tennessee Students now able to access up to $23.4 million in HOPE Scholarship funds.
Tennessee Unemployment Rates Once Again Drop in a Majority of Counties
October 27, 2018
Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD)
Nashville, TN – Newly released unemployment data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) showed that vast majority of Tennessee’s 95 counties experienced lower unemployment rates in September 2018, when compared to the previous month.
Paris-Henry County unemployment rate remained the same at 4.3 percent in September.
Tennessee Unemployment rates decreased or remained the same in 85 counties in September.
Seasonal Employment Results In Uptick For County Jobless Rates
July 29, 2018
Unemployment Rates Increase in all Tennessee Counties during June 2018
Nashville, TN – The unemployment rate for each of Tennessee’s 95 counties increased in June 2018, according to data released today by Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) Commissioner Burns Phillips.
Henry County’s unemployment rate for June was 4.7 percent which is up 1.1 percent from May’s 3.6 percent.
Unemployment Situation Improves in Nearly all Tennessee Counties
April 27, 2018
Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) today released the March 2018 unemployment rates for each county in Tennessee. The newest statistics highlighted improved rates during March for the majority of the state’s counties.
Eighty-two of Tennessee’s 95 counties experienced lower unemployment rates when compared to February 2018.
