Eighteen Tennesseans have now been made sick with a rare meningitis after being given tainted injections for back pain, along with eight others around the region. Four people have died, including two in the state, where health department officials say more cases from the contaminated shots are almost certain to show up.
Meningitis At St. Thomas May Stem From Outside State
The Centers for Disease Control and Tennessee health officials are investigating a cluster of cases of fungal meningitis, two of which have been fatal. The people affected were all given steroid injections for back pain; eleven were at St. Thomas Outpatient Neurosurgery. Officials say a common factor may be tainted medical supplies, potentially affecting more […]
Barbic: Vouchers Should Be for ‘Any Private School’
Affording private schools in Tennessee may be out of reach for some parents – even if they get voucher money the state would otherwise send to public schools. It’s one concern before the governor’s task force on school vouchers.
Vandy’s Free Online Classes Quickly Enroll Thousands
In a little over a week, more than 24 thousand people have signed up for free online classes from Vanderbilt. The school is joining a host of other elite colleges clamoring to experiment with so-called massive open online courses.
Vouchers Still Not a Done Deal, Insists Haslam
Governor Bill Haslam says there will be a time to debate whether Tennessee should set up a school voucher program. Haslam’s education commissioner is leading a task force on diverting public school funding to pay for private educations; the group is not talking about whether to do so, but how.
Massive Vacancy On West End to House New HCA Facilities
Nashville-based Hospital Corporation of America will lease headquarters for two of its affiliates and add a thousand new jobs over the next few years. For the city’s development, the project will fill a hole – literally.
School-Voucher Possibilities Taking Shape In Task Force
Top education officials are hashing out details for a school-voucher system. It would let parents divert money the state pays for public schools, and instead spend it on private-school tuition. The governor’s task force is discussing what students and schools could take part, how much money would be in play, and how the system would […]
“Won’t Back Down” Preview Aims to Rouse Parents
A packed movie theater of parents and education workers in Nashville got an early pep-talk Monday night about getting active, if they don’t love their public school options. The event was an invitation-only preview of “Won’t Back Down,” which is about petitioning using what’s called a parent-trigger law to take over a school.
Weak Dollar Could Help Draw Japanese Businesses: Haslam
Governor Bill Haslam is looking to lure more Japanese-owned businesses to Tennessee. The undervalued dollar has prompted carmaker Nissan to shift more production here from Japan, and Haslam sees room to add more, having wrapped up a business trip to Japan earlier this month.
No Breakthrough at State, Metro Schools Meeting: Mayes
“No change in status.” That’s the word from the Metro school board chair, after meeting this afternoon with Tennessee’s top education official. The meeting came as the state is set to withhold millions of dollars from Metro, as punishment for ignoring a state order.
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