Leader of taskforce to study rejecting federal education dollars casts doubt the group will recommend spending less on education

Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, and Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally, R-Oak Ridge, attracted national attention this fall when they.

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Memphis advocate Sara Carpenter and teacher of the year among those named to TISA Steering Committee

Memphis parent advocate Sara Carpenter, Senate Education Chairman Jon Lundberg, House Education Administration Chairman Mark White, and Memphis-Shelby County Teacher.

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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.

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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.

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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,.

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Bill would block Nashville’s supermajority requirement for speedway demolition

The Tennessee House is expected to vote on a bill Monday that would prevent Metro Nashville from requiring a supermajority.

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Promising Futures child care scholarship bill advances in Tennessee Senate

A bill to create a scholarship program to help Tennessee’s low- and middle-income families pay for high-quality early child care.

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Legislator Profile: Senator Jon Lundberg making an impact leading the Senate Education Committee

There may not have been a single piece of legislation that was more impactful in 2022 than the Tennessee Investment.

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