The man charged with turning around Tennessee’s lowest performing schools says charters can’t be blamed for lacking diversity. He contends any segregation is just a reflection of society.
Don’t Blame Charter Schools For Lacking Diversity, Says Top TN Reformer
Capitol Hill Conversation: The Governor’s New Fight Against Meth
Governor Bill Haslam started 2014 not by talking about the budget, or education, but pseudoephedrine. That’s the key ingredient in many cold medicines and it’s a necessary ingredient in meth. Meth labs still flourish in rural areas, and the drug has spread into cities like Nashville and Memphis.
Legislature Wastes No Time Picking Curriculum Fight With TN Governor
Tennessee education officials have been unable to scuttle a push for more teaching about the Constitution in public schools. It’s the first of what is expected to be a series of legislative fights over curriculum this year.
Fight Begins Over Whether To Fix ‘Guns In Trunks’ Law
Tennessee legislators are rushing to fix what’s seen as a problem with the so-called “guns in trunks” law passed last year. But the original sponsor of the law is trying to fend off any changes.
Tennessee Governor Still Wants Option To Expand Medicaid
Republicans and Democrats in the state legislature are both trying to force Governor Bill Haslam off the fence. After more than a year of mulling it over, the governor says he still wants the option to expand the state’s Medicaid program.
TN Police Will ‘See What Happens’ With Haslam’s Meth Crackdown
Cold medicine would become a little tougher to come by under a law proposed by Governor Bill Haslam on Thursday. But in his effort to crackdown on meth cooks in Tennessee, Haslam is stopping short of what police really want.
Another Senate Democrat Stepping Down From Tennessee Legislature
The Democratic leader of the Tennessee Senate has decided he’d rather be presiding over a Memphis courtroom.
In Announcing Retirement, Nashville DA Endorses Possible Successor
Torry Johnson has endorsed one of the top prosecutors in his office to succeed him as Davidson County District Attorney. Rob McGuire graduated from Vanderbilt Law School in 2001 and went straight to work as an assistant DA.
Training For 500 Investigators Will Take ‘Til 2016, DCS Head Says
Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services will need another two years to get its hundreds of child-abuse investigators through a new training program, meant to help them do a better job gathering information they can use in court.
Nashville Schools Recruiter Says She Can’t Do What Teach For America Can
Roughly one in six new teachers in Nashville’s public schools come from the non-traditional training program Teach for America. And a contract approved by the Metro school board this week will maintain that hiring pace for at least another three years.
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