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The latest TCAP scores are in and more Tennessee schools are making the grade. Nearly every district in the state made improvements in core subjects in grades 3-8, but no one did better than Williamson County, where innovations include allowing students at some schools to bring their own technology to class. Schools in and around Franklin made improvements in virtually every category. No small feet for a system that was already considered tops in the state.
"In the area of Mathematics, 73% of our students in grades 3-8 scores proficient or advanced," says Dr. Mike Looney, Williamson County Schools. "That's an 8 percentage point increase from the previous year, compared to the state's 6% increase."
Superintendent Mike Looney says teachers and administrators deserve a lot of credit. To see how your system scored, go to Fox17.com and click on FOX LINKS.
"In the area of Mathematics, 73% of our students in grades 3-8 scores proficient or advanced," says Dr. Mike Looney, Williamson County Schools. "That's an 8 percentage point increase from the previous year, compared to the state's 6% increase."
Superintendent Mike Looney says teachers and administrators deserve a lot of credit. To see how your system scored, go to Fox17.com and click on FOX LINKS.
Thursday, July 26 2012, 08:52 PM CDT
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Couple's bodies found in their Blount County home
May 20, 2013 20:14 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Blount (blunt) County sheriff's office says preliminary results of autopsies on the bodies of a couple found dead in their home in Louisville (LEW'-ihs-vil) show their deaths are consistent with murder-suicide.
Marian O'Briant said in an email that it appears 54-year-old Steven Adkins shot 53-year-old Rebecca Adkins, then shot himself.
O'Briant said a family member found the bodies Sunday night. It wasn't clear how long they had been dead.
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