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State Board debate opens on whether world language should remain a graduation requirement
Summary
Board members debated a proposal from Chairman Ali Eby to reconsider Tennessee’s requirement that students earn two credits in a world language or fine arts; discussion centered on student choice, equity, counselor advising, rural staffing and the existing waiver process.
State Board Chairman Ali Eby opened a discussion on whether Tennessee should keep a two‑credit world language (or fine arts) graduation requirement, telling members he is exploring options to give students more flexible, career‑oriented choices tied to postsecondary success.
Eby said his intent is to expand student choice, not to reduce total required credits for graduation. He asked the board to consider pathways that would allow students to meet the requirement with world language, career and technical education (CTE), dual enrollment, fine arts or other electives aligned with a student’s postsecondary plan. “My purpose is about choice,” Eby…
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