Thousands of people rallied outside Tennessee’s capitol building on Monday demanding stronger gun laws, while inside Republican leaders largely avoided talk of new restrictions on firearms.
The families of Covenant shooting victims begin laying their loved ones to rest
Families of the victims of the Covenant School shooting have begun laying their loved ones to rest. The first of six funerals was held Friday afternoon at Woodmont Christian Church.
Nashville gathers to honor those killed in the Covenant School shooting
Hundreds gathered in Public Square Park Wednesday evening to mourn the six victims of Monday’s mass shooting at the Covenant School. While the main programming didn’t directly address the issue of gun violence, community members in the audience did.
Remembering the six victims of the Covenant School shooting
Community members, family and friends have shared thoughts about their loved ones who were killed in the Covenant School shooting.
6 people, including children, were fatally shot at a Green Hills school. Police say the shooter is also dead.
Six people, including three students, are dead following a shooting at Covenant School in Green Hills on Monday morning.
Disability rights advocates call Tennessee’s idea to reject federal education dollars ‘hugely disruptive’
Advocates for disabled students are growing concerned, as a Tennessee proposal to consider rejecting roughly $1.8 billion dollars in federal education funds moves through the legislature.
Sexton’s proposed task force to consider rejecting nearly $2B in federal education funds would be ‘stacked’ with politicians
Within a couple of years, Tennessee could start turning down nearly $2 billion annually in federal education funding. Under a proposal sponsored by House Speaker Cameron Sexton, a politically appointed task force would study whether that’s an option.
A law that could hold back thousands of third graders in Tennessee is getting some revisions, but not as many as educators had hoped for
Some lawmakers, parents and educators had hoped for a host of changes to Tennessee’s third grade retention law before it takes effect this spring. But only a handful of changes are currently moving forward in the state legislature.
Gov. Lee’s bill to raise teacher pay includes a rule that chips away at labor organizing
Tennessee’s biggest professional teachers’ organization is less than thrilled with the governor’s proposal to increase pay for educators. Baked into the bill is a rule that would further chip away at their ability to organize.
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