Tennessee Education Association drops lawsuit challenging dues deduction ban

The Tennessee Education Association (TEA) has officially dropped its legal challenge of a new state law banning unions from deducting

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Governor Lee opens door for temporary mental health orders of protection. Getting lawmakers to approve it won’t be easy.

Governor Bill Lee is opening the door for members of the Tennessee General Assembly to approve a temporary mental health

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Freddie O’Connell and Alice Rolli advance to a runoff in the Nashville mayor’s race

Metro Council member Freddie O’Connell and former Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Assistant Commissioner Alice Rolli beat out

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Polls indicate voter turnout should be high in the Nashville Mayor’s race. Why hasn’t it been?

This week Tennesseans for Student Success released an independent poll of likely voters in the Nashville mayor’s race showing four

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Judge panel clears new law to go into effect banning unions from deducting dues from teacher paychecks

Tennessee’s new law banning unions from deducting dues from teacher paychecks is clear to go into effect. A panel of

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Close vote denies American Classical Education in Maury County

Members of the Maury County Public Schools Board of Education narrowly voted down a much talked about application by American

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Percentage of successful appeals grows for Third-Grade Retention Law

The number of third-grade students approved to advance to the fourth-grade by appeal grew by 5 percent over the last

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Memphis-Shelby County Board denies proposed public charter school that meets state standards but leaves door open for one that doesn’t

A short-handed Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) Board of Education chose an unexpected path in the public charter school approval process

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Nine proposed public charter schools are up for vote this month. Will school boards follow the recommendations from independent reviewers who gave five applications high marks?

The approval process for proposed new public charter schools is about to begin its second round for school districts across

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State argues unions representing teachers need to pay their own way

The future of a state law that bans unions from deducting dues from teacher paychecks is now in the hands

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