Tennessee Governor's Academy For Math And Science
The Tennessee Governor's Academy for Mathematics and Science, commonly Tennessee Governor's Academy or TGA, is a residential high school located in Knoxville, Tennessee on the campus of The Tennessee School for the Deaf (TSD). It was founded in the fall of 2007 by Governor Phil Bredesen as part of an effort to provide challenges for students across the academic spectrum. Its inaugural class consisted of 24 high school juniors from throughout the state. Though the school plans to expand in the future, the current enrollment of 48 will be kept until a permanent campus is found.
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