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Trial of the century: Why 100 years later, the Scopes case still matters
As the famous Scopes trial, a landmark case out of Dayton, Tennessee, celebrates its centennial anniversary, themes of the ...
On This Day, July 10: Scopes 'Monkey Trial' begins in Tennessee
On July 10, 1925, the so-called Monkey Trial, in which John Scopes was accused of teaching evolution in school, a violation of state law, began in Dayton, Tenn.
Tennessee students show improvements on TCAP test
The latest results show improvements across all subjects for grades three through eight. Math proficiency levels increased ...
58% of Tennessee third graders failed 2025 state reading test
More than half of Tennessee's public school third graders fell short of the state's reading benchmark on this year's TCAP ...