House approves legislation to let families in Knox and Hamilton County use taxpayer money to attend private schools
House members voted 57 to 35 Wednesday to expand Tennessee’s Education Savings Account Program (ESA) following a strong pushback by.
House includes paycheck protection in legislation to raise teacher salaries after initially voting against it
In a surprising move, members of the Tennessee House re-included the paycheck protection provision of legislation to raise teacher salaries.
- by Sky Arnold
- April 19, 2023
Senate passes changes to Third-Grade Retention Law despite Democratic opposition
Tennessee Senators passed legislation on a partisan 26 to 4 vote Tuesday to reduce the number of children held back.
- by Sky Arnold
- April 19, 2023
Changes in Tennessee retention law will come too late for third graders this year
Tennessee lawmakers are moving toward a consensus on how to improve the state’s controversial new third-grade retention policy for struggling.
- by Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- April 14, 2023
Legislator Profile: Representative Tim Hicks brings a different perspective to champion struggling students
Representative Tim Hicks took a different path than most to the state capitol in Nashville. The Washington County Republican lawmaker.
- by Sky Arnold
- April 14, 2023
Senate passes Governor Lee’s updated school security plan
Members of the Tennessee State Senate unanimously passed the first of Governor Bill Lee’s proposals to improve school security Wednesday.
- by Reana Gibson
- April 13, 2023
Education Savings Account expansion could incur additional costs
A proposed expansion of the Education Savings Account (ESA) program to Knox and Hamilton Counties could bring new costs to.
- by Reana Gibson
- April 13, 2023
Senator says 2 in 3 TN students not reading at grade level is “inexcusable” as Senate advances bill to alter retention policy
There was plenty of confusion for the Senate version of the Third-Grade Retention compromise bill during the Senate Finance, Ways,.
- by Reana Gibson
- April 12, 2023
Tennessee law could hold back thousands of third graders in bid to help kids recover from the pandemic
A retention policy tied to state reading test scores is drawing both support and skepticism.
- by Ariel Gilreath, The Hechinger Report
- April 7, 2023
House subcommittee advances Governor Lee’s legislation to raise teacher salaries
The House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee advanced Governor Bill Lee’s legislation to raise teacher salaries without debate or even.
- by Sky Arnold
- April 5, 2023