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State Board of Education approves wide package of rules, adopts textbook list and names reward/priority schools
Summary
At a meeting held at Northeast State, the State Board of Education approved multiple rule and policy changes — including licensure updates, literacy and physical‑education standards — adopted a final Schedule E textbook list and approved state lists of reward, priority and exemplary schools.
The Tennessee State Board of Education met at Northeast State on Nov. 1, 2025, and approved a broad package of rule and policy changes affecting licensure, assessments, school health and instructional materials while also adopting the state’s lists of reward and priority schools.
The board approved first and final readings for dozens of items recommended by the Tennessee Department of Education, including revisions to educator licensure rules to reflect recent legislation, updates to educator‑preparation and assessment policies, new lifetime health education standards for grades 9–12 and an increased minimum amount of elementary physical‑education time to 40 minutes per day. The board also accepted a final adoption list of Schedule E textbooks after the textbook commission’s review…
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