Proposed public charter school in Knoxville receives support from district evaluators and students

The charter evaluation team for Knox County Schools is recommending approval for a second public charter school.  The team formally

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Senate passes Governor Lee’s legislation to raise teacher salaries

Tennessee Senators passed Governor Bill Lee’s legislation to raise teacher salaries on a partisan 25 to 6 vote Thursday. The

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Chattanooga NAACP leader encourages Knoxville NAACP to reconsider its opposition to public charter school

The education chair of the Chattanooga NAACP wants her organization’s Knoxville branch to reconsider its opposition to proposed public charter

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House subcommittee kills Representative Whitson’s legislation to limit public charter school appeals

Legislation designed to limit the appeal options for public charter schools who’ve had their applications wrongfully denied by school districts,

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Three students and three adults killed in Covenant School shooting

Three children are dead along with three adults following a school shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville’s Green Hills

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Governor Lee touts investments in education to business leaders

Governor Bill Lee told Middle Tennessee’s business leaders his proposed investments in education are needed to keep Tennessee moving forward.

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House committee keeps paycheck protection in Governor Lee’s legislation to raise teacher salaries

Members of the House Education Administration Committee advanced Governor Bill Lee’s proposal to raise teacher salaries to at least $50

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Representative Bo Mitchell uses misleading attack on public charter schools to oppose legislation that benefits economically disadvantaged students

Monday’s vote in favor of legislation to support economically disadvantaged students came with a misleading attack by a State Representative

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National education model for educating at-risk students receives support for a return to Memphis

Pathways in Education (PIE) operates eight public charter high schools across the country. Each  serves at-risk students with a unique

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House Democrats attack public charter schools despite academic success in their own counties

Thursday morning two House Democrats used what would otherwise be a routine vote to reauthorize the Tennessee Public Charter School

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