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Memphis-Shelby County School Board votes to keep Vision Prep open
- by Sky Arnold
- February 1, 2024
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Memphis-Shelby County Schools superintendent gives update on SRO issues
Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins said during a Tuesday press conference that the district is currently working with school resource officers (SROs) and other security personnel to improve their job conditions moving forward.
- by Brandon Paykamian
- August 28, 2024
Bryan Kerns created a program to address the state’s firefighter shortage, on the road to winning Teacher of the Year
Noting the need for more firefighters across the country to combat wildfires, longtime Kingsport City Schools educator Bryan Kerns established unique career and technical education (CTE) program at Dobyns-Bennett High School, geared toward preparing students for future careers in fire.
- by Brandon Paykamian
- August 27, 2024
“Wicked” and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” among 7 books under consideration for banning at Rutherford County Schools
The Rutherford County Schools Board of Education is expected to decide if it will ban seven books next month to comply with a new state law instructing school libraries to remove books with sexual or otherwise inappropriate content.
- by Brandon Paykamian
- August 26, 2024
Kingsport City Schools math teacher Bryan Kerns is this year’s Tennessee Teacher of the Year
The Tennessee Department of Education announced Kingsport City Schools’ teacher Bryan Kerns as the 2024-25 Tennessee Teacher of the Year Friday night at the 2024 Excellence in Education 65th Sapphire Anniversary Celebration.
- by Sky Arnold
- August 26, 2024
Commentary
- by Bill Frist, Former US Senator and Founder of Tennessee SCORE
- June 18, 2024
In 2007 — the year I retired as Senate majority leader — Tennessee got a wakeup call when a U.S. Chamber of Commerce report awarded our state an “F” for low academic performance. After conversations with stakeholders statewide to develop a shared.
- by Latetrica Wilson
- February 21, 2024
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