House Committee decides to extend debate on home school charter schools
In a perhaps surprising twist, the House Education Administration Committee decided not to vote on House Speaker Cameron Sexton’s charter.
Legislator Profile: Senator Raumesh Akbari finds common ground to improve education
Senator Raumesh Akbari admits it’s not easy getting legislation passed as a Democrat in the Republican supermajority in the Tennessee.
- by Sky Arnold
- March 9, 2023
House subcommittee approves investments benefitting private school families and teachers
Members of the Tennessee House K-12 Subcommittee moved two bills forward Tuesday that invest education dollars into vastly different areas..
- by Reana Gibson
- March 8, 2023
Tennessee governor’s safety bill threatens penalties for schools if they don’t lock entrances
Gov. Bill Lee is proposing sweeping changes to enhance school safety across Tennessee, requiring all K-12 public schools to keep.
- by Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- March 8, 2023
Senate approves Governor Lee’s plan to make highly effective summer learning camps permanent
Tennessee Senators approve Governor Lee's plan to make summer learning camps available year-round for “at-risk” students in grades K-3 and.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 7, 2023
Legislation described as a “TikTok Ban” may not actually prohibit the video sharing app on colleges
Legislation that’s been widely reported as an attempt to ban video sharing app TikTok from Tennessee colleges may not actually.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 7, 2023
Governor Lee wants to raise all teacher salaries to $50K in the 2026/2027 school year
Tennessee teachers would all make at least $50 thousand beginning in the 2026/2027 school year under a new salary schedule.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 6, 2023
Bill seeks to shield classroom libraries from Tennessee library law
Nashville State Senator Jeff Yarbro is proposing removing classroom “libraries” from the required book list school districts are required to.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 6, 2023
Senate committee kills legislation to inject more partisanship into schools
Tennessee’s Senate Education Committee voted down legislation 6 to 3 Wednesday that would add more partisanship to public schools by.
- by Tennessee Firefly Staff
- March 3, 2023
Legislation allowing school districts to request a larger class size advances
For decades Tennessee has placed limits on how many students each classroom can have. For kindergarten through third grade that.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 2, 2023