A growing number of Tennessee schools are again experiencing low attendance, staffing shortages and closures due to COVID-19. More than 30 school districts shut down for at least one day last week.
Dyslexia advocates worry some children will be left out in the draft school funding plan
Parents and disability advocates are hoping the lack of resources for students with dyslexia could change with a new school funding formula underway.
Tennessee’s first draft of a new school funding formula receives mixed reviews
The Tennessee Department of Education is collecting feedback on its first draft of a new school funding formula. The deadline to submit a public comment is Jan. 18 at noon.
Barbara Haynes, a champion for Tennessee women in law, dies at 84
She was Nashville’s first female General Sessions Court judge and helped start the Lawyers Association for Women.
A flood displaced the family behind Waverly’s only Chinese restaurant. Now, they’ll have to start over — again.
Heavy rain consumed everything they had ever owned and spared none of it — not their house, not their restaurant, not even their daughter’s toys.
600 public comments later, the state education department releases draft of a new funding formula
Tennessee’s legislative session is in full swing, and so are efforts to pass a new formula on how the state divides school dollars. The Tennessee Department of Education released a draft framework Tuesday night, with the opportunity to provide feedback through Jan. 18.
Nashville-area restaurant workers say CDC quarantine guidance puts them in a ‘precarious situation’
Federal health officials have reduced the recommended COVID-19 isolation period from 10 days to five for people who have no symptoms. But some question whether a shorter quarantine is appropriate amid a winter outbreak. Among those most conflicted are Nashville-area hospitality workers.
Biden’s latest student loan repayment pause grants temporary relief to Tennesseeans
Tennessee students say they’re breathing a sigh of relief, since President Biden announced student loan repayment will be paused until May 2022.
A top priority for Tennessee education leaders? Making sure students will be qualified for job openings
The issue of college and career readiness comes as state officials celebrate the historic year it’s been for job creation, pointing to the new investments with Ford and Oracle. But whether Tennessee’s young people will be qualified to fill those jobs loom over that achievement.
Updates: Tens of thousands are still without power in Tennessee after damaging storms
Strong storms and apparent tornadoes tore across several states late Friday and into Saturday morning and have caused three deaths in Tennessee.
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