School districts received nine applications for new public charter schools. A new tool puts each under the microscope.
This year nine potential charter operators met the February 1 deadline to file an application to open a new public.
Senate committee advances legislation requiring students to watch a video made by an abortion rights opposition group
Members of the Senate Education Committee voted to advance legislation Wednesday that would require Tennessee students to watch a fetal.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 21, 2024
House subcommittee advances legislation to reduce the number of children at risk for repeating the fourth-grade
Members of the House K-12 Subcommittee voted Tuesday to advance a bill designed to reduce the number of fourth-grade students.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 20, 2024
Dr. Maya Bugg to step down from the Tennessee Charter School Center
Tennessee Charter School Center (TCSC) Chief Executive Officer Dr. Maya Bugg announced she will be stepping down in early summer.
- by Vanessa Helgeland
- March 20, 2024
House Committee debates accountability and cost of Education Freedom Scholarships
The House Government Operations Committee advanced Governor Bill Lee’s Education Freedom Scholarship Act Monday with a positive recommendation following a.
- by Sky Arnold
- March 19, 2024
“Data bill” advancing in the House aims to better prepare students for Tennessee’s evolving economy
Members of the House Education Administration Committee advanced legislation Wednesday that supporters say will help the state do a better.
- by Sky Arnold
- March 14, 2024
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
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
Questions remain after Education Freedom Scholarship Act passes two key committees
Walter Blanks Jr. says his experience with public schools growing up in an economically disadvantaged neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio was.
- by Sky Arnold
- March 7, 2024