The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) has announced the 2025-26 TCAP testing results for schools throughout the state. District-level TCAP assessment results provide a glimpse into each Tennessee school. During the 2025-26 school year, students took TCAP assessments in Englis, Math and Social studies. Below you can see our area counties: Marion County: English language …
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Area Students Attend Washington DC as Youth Tour Delegates
Six High school students in the SVEC service area spent a week in Washington DC learning about legislature, leadership and cooperatives as delegates of the Washington youth tour. This annual event is sponsored by Sequachee Valley Electric and the Tennessee Electric Cooperative. The students were selected for the trip for writing short stories titled “Energizing …
Whitwell Student Honored by SVEC
Congratulations to our very own Tim Yates of Whitwell High School for placing 2nd Place statewide in the Washington Youth Tour Short Story Contest, with his story standing out among thousands of entries from across Tennessee. He was awarded a $2,000 scholarship from Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative and the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association. What an …
Two Local School Systems Receive Grant Funding
The Tennessee Department of Education announced that more than $2.6 million in Perkins Reserve Grant (PRG) funds have been awarded to 58 school districts for the 2026-27 school year to support Career and Technical Education (CTE) statewide. Locally Sequatchie County Schools received $25,824.43 and Bledsoe County Schools $27,554.00 This year’s PRG grant award recipients submitted grant applications …
Tennessee Students Continue Academic Gains on 2026 TCAP Assessments
Tennessee students continued to make academic gains during the 2025-26 school year, posting higher proficiency rates in English language arts, mathematics and social studies, according to newly released Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) results from the Tennessee Department of Education. Statewide, English language arts proficiency increased from 40.7 percent in 2025 to 42.3 percent in …
Grundy County School Employees to Receive $2,000 Bonuses Following Months of Controversy
GRUNDY COUNTY, Tenn. — Eligible Grundy County Schools employees will soon receive $2,000 bonus payments after months of controversy surrounding the state-funded incentive program. Grundy County Schools announced that bonus checks will be distributed to eligible employees after the Grundy County Commission approved the necessary budget amendments during its June 22 meeting, clearing the way …
New Law Permits Tennessee Schools to Teach Positive Historical Impact of Judeo-Christian Values
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee public school teachers will soon have new authority to incorporate lessons on the historical influence of religion in America under a law set to take effect July 1. Governor Bill Lee signed the “Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act” into law on April 14 after it passed the Tennessee General Assembly earlier …
Tennessee Named Semifinalist in Competition to Advance Job Preparedness
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee has been selected as one of 10 national semifinalists in phase one of the U.S. Department of Education’s Connecting Talent to Opportunity (CTO) Challenge, a $15 million prize competition designed to strengthen connections between learners, education and training providers, and employers through the development of integrated statewide Talent Marketplaces. Tennessee joins …
Marion County School Board Sets Special Called Meeting, July Meeting
JASPER, Tenn. — The Marion County Board of Education has scheduled two upcoming meetings, including a special called session later this month and its regular July board meeting. The school board will hold a special called meeting on Thursday, June 25, at noon. The primary purpose of the meeting is to approve end-of-fiscal-year expenditures. The …
‘Give A Kid A Chance’ Event to Provide School Supplies for Sequatchie County Students
DUNLAP, Tenn. — Organizers are once again preparing to help local students start the school year with the supplies they need through the annual ‘Give A Kid A Chance’ community event in Sequatchie County. The event, organized by the Sequatchie County Health Council, will be held on Friday, July 24, 2026, from 9 a.m. until …



