Listen Tennessee education officials got a grilling Wednesday from state lawmakers about the suspected cyberattack that shut down standardized testing earlier this week. But officials say they’re not sure who would have tried to hack the TNReady tests — or why.
In Testimony, State Education Officials Have Few Answers About Suspected Testing Cyberattack
Questioned By The Mayor, Metro Schools Defends Budget Cuts And Explains Shortfall
Metro Schools superintendent Shawn Joseph was asked to defend his decision to cut the reading recovery program during his public budget hearing Wednesday with Mayor David Briley. The literacy initiative costs more than $7 million a year, employing 83 reading specialists to work with small groups of struggling readers.
Movers & Thinkers #16: What Is Love?
Without a doubt, romantic love is a driving force in our culture — with countless movies, songs and books devoted to finding it, losing it or making it last. Falling in (or out of) love can feel so intense in our own lives, but our fundamental assumptions about what love really is are not always […]
Tennessee Health Insurance Subsidies Grow 300 Percent Since Start Of Obamacare
Listen A nonpartisan analysis finds that the federal government is shouldering a much larger share of individual health insurance costs in Tennessee. Subsidies for those who buy their own insurance on the federal marketplace have increased by 309 percent since 2014, according to the Sycamore Institute. Premiums, by comparison, have risen 185 percent over the […]
Tennessee Lawmakers Strip $250,000 From Memphis As Payback For Removing Confederate Statues
The city of Memphis could lose a quarter-million dollars as punishment for removing statues of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest and Confederate President Jefferson Davis last year. The Tennessee House of Representatives voted Tuesday to strip the money from next year’s state budget. The sum had been earmarked to go toward planning for Memphis’ bicentennial […]
After More Computer Problems, Some Tennessee Legislators Are Ready To Go Back To Paper Tests
Listen Another round of problems with the state’s standardized tests has Tennessee lawmakers considering ditching computers and going back to pencils and paper. The proposal is one of several on the table as leaders grapple with an apparent cyberattack on the TNReady testing system.
Transit’s Potential Health Benefits For Nashville — Making Us Walk
Listen Backers of Nashville’s $5.4 billion transit plan argue that construction of light rail and expansion of bus service could be good for the city’s health. That’s because riding typically means much more walking.
Tennessee Town Grapples With Fear After ICE Raid Shakes Community
People living in a small, rural Tennessee town are still trying to navigate the fallout of a major federal immigration raid earlier this month. Bean Station, in northeast Tennessee, is home to about 3,000 people. The big jobs in town are the meatpacking plants and tomato fields.
Former Prison Nurse Tells Tennessee Lawmakers That Officials Covered Up 2013 Homicide
Listen A former prison nurse accused state officials Monday of covering up the circumstances of an inmate’s death in 2013, laying out the allegations in testimony before a state legislative panel.
Physicians Can’t Sway Legislators To Pause TennCare Cost Control Program
Listen Tennessee doctors failed to convince the legislature that the way TennCare is starting to pay them isn’t working. Physicians called it their top priority for the legislative session. Lawmakers have agreed to study the program but not pump the brakes.
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