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Jayme Place Simmons

@jplaceduc
 Nashville, TN
Joined May 2011
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After the #TNPromise deadline this week, we can now report that we have the largest application class to date at 64,612 total applicants! This is nearly a 3-percentage point increase from last year. #TNMomentumYear2023
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1 big thing: Bredesen, Haslam launch new podcast axios.com/newsletters/axios-… #axiosnashville
Axios Nashville - 1 big thing: Bredesen, Haslam launch new podcast

Axios Nashville - 1 big thing: Bredesen, Haslam launch new podcast

Former Tennessee governors Phil Bredesen and Bill Haslam are teaming up to host the new podcast "You Might Be Right."

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Thank You Patriots Nation ❤️ I’m beyond grateful. Love you all.
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A privilege to watch and a dream come true. Statement from Robert Kraft on Tom Brady: bit.ly/34tz9Yd
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.@Sonyathemom, I am so proud to know you. Thank you for demanding that leaders lead. You were the true hero last night.
Justin McFarland (@ThisJustinTv) profile pictureJustin McFarland@ThisJustinTv14 Jul 2021
A little passion from the Metro School Board Tuesday night. This parent wants a more aggressive plan for learning loss during the pandemic.
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@randyboyd28 Apr 2021
Students: Looking for a way to give back this summer? #TNTutoringCorps needs #collegestudents to tutor 1st-4th graders across the state! Tutors earn a stipend & hours are limited so you can still work a summer job/internship. Learn more & apply by 5/7 at tntutoringcorps.org
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Bill Haslam@BillHaslam20 Apr 2021
College students across the state have an opportunity this summer to help vulnerable 1st-4th graders retain critical math & reading skills, help prevent the 'summer slide’ and earn as much as $1,000 with the #TNTutoringCorps. Visit tntutoringcorps.org to learn more and apply.
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Tennessee Tutoring Corps will return for second year to tackle pandemic-related learning loss #ttc2021 tennessean.com/story/news/ed…

Tennessee Tutoring Corps will return for second year to tackle pandemic-related learning loss

The Tennessee Tutoring Corps initiative launched by Bill and Chrissy Haslam in the summer of 2020 will return for a second year.

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@davemansouri25 Jan 2021
TN took important steps to address K-12 learning impacts in last week’s special session. A critical next priority for state leaders needs to be helping students make the transition from HS to postsecondary. This fall, freshmen community college enrollment was down 19%. #tnedu
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We would not be where we are in TN without @mikekrauseTN. One of my favorites and so proud of what he has accomplished for students across our state. | Leading force behind Tennessee Promise scholarship, leaving state government tennessean.com/story/news/ed…

Mike Krause, leading force behind Tennessee Promise scholarship, leaving state government

Krause, who most recently served as the executive director of the state's higher education commission, was a high-profile spokesman for Tennessee's public college system.

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Tennessee's students are falling behind. We need to make an academic plan for them. | Great opinion piece from @sonyathemom #betterstudentoutcomesnow tennessean.com/story/opinion…

Tennessee's students are falling behind. We need to make an academic plan for them. | Opinion

We need to build an academic recovery plan before it’s too late and we lose an entire generation due to a lack of accountability. It is time for an emergency response.

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So excited that Deberry is back! | Tennessee @GovBillLee adds another ex-lawmaker to his cabinet championhttps://tn.chalkbeat.org/2020/11/30/21735133/tennessee-governor-hires-another-ex-lawmaker-who-championed-school-vouchers via @ChalkbeatTN
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#ICYMI: Through @edoutcomes4tn, #Education advocates from across #Tennessee are joining together to reinvigorate the conversation about student #outcomes and improving academic #achievement for all #students. Learn more and join this effort at betterstudentoutcomesnow.com…
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Natalie Neysa Alund@nataliealund7 Oct 2020
“This may be revolutionary, what we’re about to do," Carpenter said. “We need to move like the house is on fire. There has never been more at stake.”
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Statewide initiative launched to combat students' COVID-19 learning loss rssfeeds.tennessean.com/~/63…
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Former Tennessee Gov. @BillHaslam: Planning for the 2020-21 school year requires urgency | Opinion tennessean.com/story/opinion… via @tennessean
Former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam: Planning for the 2020-21 school year requires urgency | Opinion

Former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam: Planning for the 2020-21 school year requires urgency | Opinion

After years of educational progress in Tennessee, COVID-19 challenges us to double-down on past successes and sharpen our focus on pursing excellence.

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Otis Sandford: "Bravo to the Haslams for continuing to do what they’ve always done – make a positive difference for Tennesseans" shorturl.at/GHM68 via @localmemphis
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Bill Haslam@BillHaslam12 May 2020
Crissy & I are excited to join Boys & Girls Clubs to launch the TN Tutoring Corps! We need 1,000 college student tutors to work with K-6th graders this summer. Visit TNTutoringCorps.org to learn more and apply.
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.TeamHaslam is still on the move | Former Gov. Bill Haslam, Crissy Haslam launch summer tutoring program to address COVID-19 tennessean.com/story/news/20… via @tennessean
Former Gov. Bill Haslam, Crissy Haslam launch summer tutoring program to address COVID-19

Former Gov. Bill Haslam, Crissy Haslam launch summer tutoring program to address COVID-19

The Haslams framed the effort as a natural extension of their past work to expand access to education, particularly among low-income students.

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@SCORE_TN12 May 2020
Great news for TN students: The new Tennessee Tutoring Corps will train college students to work with grade school students at risk of falling behind because of COVID-19 school closures. ow.ly/zHQB50zDXrR
Former Gov. Bill Haslam, Crissy Haslam launch summer tutoring program to address COVID-19

Former Gov. Bill Haslam, Crissy Haslam launch summer tutoring program to address COVID-19

The Haslams framed the effort as a natural extension of their past work to expand access to education, particularly among low-income students.

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"This is the largest jobs announcement in the history of the state of Tennessee." WATCH: facebook.com/foxnashville/vi…
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Jennifer Donnals@JenniferDonnals10 Jul 2018
Gov. @billhaslam: "I hope you will love this job as much as I have. I hope that every day you walk up the steps to the Capitol, you get the same sense of excitement that I still do after eight years." tennessean.com/story/news/po… via @tennessean

Gov. Bill Haslam to his successor: 'I hope you will love this job as much as I have'

The USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee reached out to Gov. Bill Haslam for an open, nonpartisan letter to his successor, whoever that will be come November. Think of it as a letter a governor or president...

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