House subcommittee votes down proposal to limit discrimination protection policies at universities

The House Higher Education Subcommittee killed another attempt to change discrimination protection policies at Tennessee universities and higher education institutions.

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Knox County School Board approves first off-site Bible class

Students at Knoxville’s Farragut High School will be able to earn a full elective course credit in Bible studies next

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Parents ask Knox County School Board to commit to special education changes

Tiffany Matthews says a team of teachers oversees her son’s individualized education program (IEP) for autism at Knoxville’s New Hopewell

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Senate committee advances bill to help students who suffer a cardiac arrest

Two years ago, Linton Beck unexpectedly suffered a cardiac arrest in his chemistry class. The Station Camp High School senior

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New Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent now slated to start April 1

The timeline for Memphis-Shelby County School’s new superintendent to get to work is officially moving up. Members of the Memphis-Shelby

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Vote on legislation to expand middle school career technical education classes delayed to address a concern raised by a teacher

Dyersburg Middle School agriculture teacher Melissa Lowry told members of the House K-12 Subcommittee Tuesday that it’s important for her

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State Board of Education unanimously approves resolution asking lawmakers to change Third-Grade Retention Law

The Tennessee State Board of Education is joining the list of government entities that have expressed an interest in changing

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House committee shoots down bill that would remove diversity-sustaining programs

Members of the House Higher Education Subcommittee unanimously shot down a bill Monday that would establish prohibitions for public universities

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State Textbook Commission may prioritize experienced teachers to help review textbooks under consideration

The State Textbook and Instructional Materials Quality Commission is weighing whether classroom experience should matter more when it comes to

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Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet School community pleads with district leaders to keep middle school grades

Lauren Herring’s daughter spent two years at her zoned middle school before being accepted into Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet

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