Compromise Third-Grade Retention bill advances on unanimous House vote
Members of the Tennessee House Education Administration Committee unanimously advanced a compromise bill Wednesday designed to reduce the number of.
Fears of a strain on teachers kills legislation to allow increased classroom size
Tennessee House members killed legislation that could have allowed public school districts the ability to increase their maximum classroom sizes..
- by Reana Gibson
- March 22, 2023
‘Are We Really Going to Fail Those Students?’ With State Tests Next Month, Tennessee Reconsiders Holding Back Third Graders
In 2020, Faith Miles saw her kindergarten year broken up by the pandemic. Already slower to pick up language skills.
- by Linda Jacobson, The 74
- March 22, 2023
Representative Bo Mitchell uses misleading attack on public charter schools to oppose legislation that benefits economically disadvantaged students
Monday’s vote in favor of legislation to support economically disadvantaged students came with a misleading attack by a State Representative.
- by Sky Arnold
- March 21, 2023
House subcommittee ends its year by advancing three bills to make higher education more attainable to Tennessee students
The Tennessee House Higher Education Subcommittee ended its work this year by moving several pieces of legislation forward to support.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 21, 2023
Supporters say proposed legislation would reimagine how Tennessee uses data to connect workers with jobs
Last January burger chain In-N-Out drew cheers from Governor Bill Lee and other state leaders when the company decided to.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 20, 2023
House Democrats attack public charter schools despite academic success in their own counties
Thursday morning two House Democrats used what would otherwise be a routine vote to reauthorize the Tennessee Public Charter School.
- by Sky Arnold
- March 17, 2023
Independent review finds the Tennessee Career Academy’s application to open a new public charter school needs work
Founders of the proposed Tennessee Career Academy envision their public charter school as a solution to the growing need in.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 16, 2023
Persistent opposition from House Democrats fails to stop Republican homeschool and TikTok legislation from advancing
Democrats in the House Education Administration Committee failed to stop two Republican sponsored bills addressing education funds and TikTok concerns.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 16, 2023
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.
- by Sky Arnold
- March 15, 2023