Compromise Third-Grade Retention bill advances on unanimous House vote

Members of the Tennessee House Education Administration Committee unanimously advanced a compromise bill Wednesday designed to reduce the number of

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Fears of a strain on teachers kills legislation to allow increased classroom size

Tennessee House members killed legislation that could have allowed public school districts the ability to increase their maximum classroom sizes.

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Memphis-Shelby County Schools unveils plans to expand literacy and career development

Interim Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) superintendent Tutonial “Toni” Williams announced new plans to improve literacy and career development at her

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House subcommittee ends its year by advancing three bills to make higher education more attainable to Tennessee students

The Tennessee House Higher Education Subcommittee ended its work this year by moving several pieces of legislation forward to support

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Supporters say proposed legislation would reimagine how Tennessee uses data to connect workers with jobs

Last January burger chain In-N-Out drew cheers from Governor Bill Lee and other state leaders when the company decided to

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Independent review finds the Tennessee Career Academy’s application to open a new public charter school needs work

Founders of the proposed Tennessee Career Academy envision their public charter school as a solution to the growing need in

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Compromise to reduce the number of children held back from Tennessee’s Third-Grade Retention Law passes key committees

State lawmakers in two key committees advanced a compromise bill this week to tweak Tennessee’s highly criticized Third-Grade Retention Law.

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Good addition to the team? Why an independent review is recommending approval for a sister school affiliated with the Memphis Grizzlies

For eleven years, the Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School has provided middle school boys with a science, technology, engineering, arts,

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Legislation to strengthen “divisive concepts” restrictions at universities advances from House Subcommittee

The debate over “divisive concepts” at universities is making returns to the Tennessee General Assembly. Oak Ridge Representative John Ragan

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