The panel charged with selecting textbooks Tennessee school districts can adopt is officially on notice. State lawmakers say they could restructure the State Textbook Commission, after several parents complained today of bias against “Judeo-Christian values,” as well as capitalism.
As Common Core Shifts Teaching Priorities, Some Warn Of Parental Pushback
Tennessee has started a massive effort to train some 30,000 teachers this summer on new standards. It’s part of the shift to the Common Core curriculum most states are making. With classes underway this week for math teachers, some warn the new style will attract phone calls from parents.
Solar Advocates Say TVA Ignores Them At Its Peril
Advocates for solar energy are looking to bend the ear of the Tennessee Valley Authority. TVA is reassessing its long-range plan for different ways it will produce power, and an agency spokesman notes in recent years solar has gotten a lot cheaper.
To Spur Adoptions, Nashville’s Animal Control Offers Rescue Groups Lower Fees
In Nashville, Animal Control is lowering the fee it charges rescue groups that help find homes for pets. It’s part of Metro’s effort to reduce the number killed, after it was reported earlier this year most were being put down.
RAW AUDIO: Napolitano Says Border Security Shouldn’t Be Moving Goalpost For Immigration Overhaul
While both of Tennessee’s U.S. senators voted to get on with the debate over immigration reform, they say the bill has to secure American borders. To that, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano argues borders have gotten a lot tighter in recent years.
Bus Rapid Transit Project Has Supporters With Deep Pockets
The drumbeat is growing louder for a new bus-rapid transit line with dedicated lanes across Nashville known as The Amp. Meanwhile a small handful of skeptics are starting to take their concerns online.
Metro Schools Touting Case For Funding Renovations, New Buildings
Nashville’s school district is hoping to get some $90 million Tuesday night from the Metro Council to build and renovate school buildings this year. Part of the concern is that parents who see older schools as dilapidated don’t want to send their kids there.
Nashville’s Teach For America Recruits Often Lauded, But Rarely Stay More Than A Few Years
Almost a hundred young teachers just wrapped up two-year stints in Nashville by way of Teach For America. They’re often rated among the district’s best newcomers, but the program is sometimes slammed for staffing tough classrooms with ambitious but inexperienced college grads, many of whom leave after just a few years to attend law school or pursue policy work.
Nashville-Area Home Sales Top 3,000 For First Time Since August, 2007
More than three thousand homes were sold in the Nashville area in May. It was the most closings in nearly six years. The head of the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors calls it a “major milestone” for the region.
Japanese Auto Parts Maker To Build First US Plant Near Small Tennessee Town
A Japanese company that makes parts for carmakers like Nissan is breaking ground in the U.S. for the first time in Lewisburg, 50 miles south of Nashville. Meiwa expects to employ about 98 people making parts for cars’ seats, trunks and floors.
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