Bill to vacate TSU board of trustees advances from key Senate committee
Legislation that would vacate the Tennessee State University Board of Trustees and allow Governor Bill Lee to appoint eight new.
House subcommittee debates proposals to improve school safety
Members of the House K-12 Subcommittee turned their focus to school safety Wednesday by voting on a series of bills.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 14, 2024
House advances legislation requiring students to watch a video created by an abortion rights opposition group
The House Education Instruction Committee advanced legislation Tuesday that would require Tennessee students to watch a fetal development video created.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 13, 2024
Hall at risk of a fall. Why the University of Tennessee says it desperately needs a new chemistry building.
Viktor Nemykin heads up a chemistry department that’s ranked second in the world for its polymer program and boasts the.
- by Sky Arnold
- March 12, 2024
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..
- by Reana Gibson
- March 12, 2024
Memphis parent advocate Sarah Carpenter calls President Biden’s proposed budget “an attack on black children”
Memphis parent advocate Sarah Carpenter is among those blasting President Biden’s proposed FY 2025 budget for potentially cutting valuable support.
- by Sky Arnold
- March 12, 2024
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.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 12, 2024
LaVergne High School senior granted right to wear eagle feather in graduation cap
Stephen White Eagle approached the Rutherford County School Board Thursday evening to fight for his son’s right to wear an.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 12, 2024
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.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 11, 2024
UT and MTSU present budget requests
University of Tennessee President Randy Boyd told members of the Senate Education Committee that there are three myths tied to.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 8, 2024