Proposed “career focused” public charter school in Memphis receives high marks from independent reviewers
There’s a specific reason why the founders of Empower Memphis Career & College Prep chose Orange Mound and South Memphis
Senate Education Committee gives a negative recommendation to Tennessee State University’s budget
The Tennessee Comptroller’s criticism of Tennessee State University leadership is causing a new setback for the university’s budget. On Wednesday,
House Committee decides to extend debate on home school charter schools
In a perhaps surprising twist, the House Education Administration Committee decided not to vote on House Speaker Cameron Sexton’s charter
House subcommittee approves investments benefitting private school families and teachers
Members of the Tennessee House K-12 Subcommittee moved two bills forward Tuesday that invest education dollars into vastly different areas.
Legislation described as a “TikTok Ban” may not actually prohibit the video sharing app on colleges
Legislation that’s been widely reported as an attempt to ban video sharing app TikTok from Tennessee colleges may not actually
Governor Lee wants to raise all teacher salaries to $50K in the 2026/2027 school year
Tennessee teachers would all make at least $50 thousand beginning in the 2026/2027 school year under a new salary schedule
Bill seeks to shield classroom libraries from Tennessee library law
Nashville State Senator Jeff Yarbro is proposing removing classroom “libraries” from the required book list school districts are required to
Legislation allowing school districts to request a larger class size advances
For decades Tennessee has placed limits on how many students each classroom can have. For kindergarten through third grade that
Legislation to expand the Education Savings Account Program to Hamilton County advances
Legislation to expand the controversial Education Savings Account (ESA) program advanced through a key subcommittee Tuesday night. The House K-12
Memphis School Board encouraged to let the public to submit questions to superintendent candidates
A member of the community advisor committee that’s helping guide the search for a new superintendent for Memphis-Shelby County Schools