House committee advances bill to let public charter schools prioritize serving at-risk students

Members of the House Administration Committee advanced legislation Wednesday designed to help provide at-risk students with more accessibility to public

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Independent review finds proposed “male-only” public charter school in Memphis lacks evidence its single gender model works

Memphis based TGAND Outreach Ministries envisions its CHANGE Academy as a new type of public charter school that focuses on

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Tennessee teachers spend more on candidate contributions than Amazon. New legislation could change that.

The union that represents Tennessee teachers made it crystal clear this week that it's not happy with Governor Bill Lee’s

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Legislator Profile: Senator Raumesh Akbari finds common ground to improve education

Senator Raumesh Akbari admits it’s not easy getting legislation passed as a Democrat in the Republican supermajority in the Tennessee

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Speaker Sexton’s home school charter school proposal sails through subcommittee

Legislators on the Tennessee House K-12 Subcommittee surprisingly approved a major proposal impacting both home school students and public charter

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Senate passes legislation allowing public charter schools the ability to prioritize serving at-risk students

Tennessee State Senators gave their support Monday evening to legislation designed to help provide at-risk students with more accessibility to

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Nashville State and Herzing University create new opportunity for nursing students

Nashville State Community College announced a partnership with Herzing University Monday to allow graduates of its nursing program to enroll

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Legislation to enable public charter schools to serve more economically disadvantaged and at-risk students faces key votes

House Bill 1086/Senate Bill 0980 faces key votes in the full Senate today and in the House Education Administration Committee

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Representative Tim Hicks says he’s received commitment to expand career and technical education

Legislation to expand access to career and technical education may have accomplished its sponsor’s goals without a single vote for

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Proposed legislation would fill the “middle skills gap” Tennessee employers need

56% of the jobs in Tennessee require at least some education beyond a high school diploma but not a four-year

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