Massive House proposal is third universal school voucher bill before Tennessee lawmakers
Three school voucher proposals now before Tennessee lawmakers would create a new statewide program that eventually could open eligibility to.
Senate committee narrowly advances bill banning pride flags
A bill that would ban pride flags in Tennessee classrooms narrowly managed to advance on a 5-4 vote in the.
- by Reana Gibson
- February 22, 2024
STRIVE Collegiate Academy has overcome challenges operating out of a former hospital. New legislation could remove barriers for other schools.
LaKendra Butler moved to Nashville a decade ago with the goal of starting a public charter school. At the time.
- by Sky Arnold
- February 22, 2024
Proposed legislation to change the kindergarten age cutoff date fails in House subcommittee
A bill that would change the age cutoff date for children enrolling in enrolling in kindergarten failed to advance out.
- by Reana Gibson
- February 21, 2024
Students would learn firearm safety at school under a bill that’s advancing in the House
Proposed legislation that requires firearm safety to be taught in schools advanced from the House Education Instruction Committee Tuesday morning..
- by Reana Gibson
- February 20, 2024
Tennessee lawmakers mislead public while attacking plan to provide students of color with better school facilities
Tennessee State Representative Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, logged on to social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, at 10 PM.
- by Sky Arnold
- February 20, 2024
Tennessee released the list of 2022/23 Reward schools. See if your child’s school is on it.
The Tennessee State Board of Education unanimously approved 400 schools from across the state as Reward schools for the 2022/2023.
- by Reana Gibson
- February 20, 2024
Parents may not know until July if their child needs to repeat the fourth-grade
Tennessee Department of Education Assistant Commissioner David Laird told the State Board of Education Friday that school districts may not.
- by Sky Arnold
- February 19, 2024
Senate committee advances change to school fire alarm policies after hearing from mother of Covenant shooting victim
Abby McLean’s children are among those who survived last March’s Covenant school shooting that claimed the lives of three children.
- by Reana Gibson
- February 16, 2024
Tennessee’s reading law gets pushback again as thousands of students could repeat fourth grade
Tennessee’s comprehensive pandemic-era literacy law, which last year provided several interventions to help struggling third grade readers advance to the.
- by Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- February 15, 2024