In a late-night, last-minute vote, the Tennessee Senate passed what would become one of the most restrictive anti-abortion bills in the country. The measure (SB2196/HB2263) had been championed by Gov. Bill Lee, although he said it was not a priority once the coronavirus pandemic struck in the state.
Gov. Lee’s School Voucher Plan Faces Questions In The Tennessee Senate
Listen Gov. Bill Lee’s Education Savings Account plan might be in trouble in the state Senate. Republican Dolores Gresham, the chairwoman of the Senate Education Committee, says major changes to the school voucher proposal are needed before there’s agreement.
Tennessee Comptroller Recommends UT And Lawmakers Ban ‘Sex Week’ — Or Just Ignore It
Listen Two hundred sixty-nine pages. That’s the length of a new report put out Wednesday by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office on “Sex Week,” the annual sex education program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
TN Lawmakers Comb Textbooks For ‘Indoctrination’
Tennessee lawmakers are spending the next two days making sure classroom textbooks are “tools of education, not indoctrination.” Those are the words of Senate Education Committee chair Dolores Gresham, who will lead the hearings.
TN Common Core Hearing Starts With A Yawn: Reading The Standards
A much-anticipated legislative hearing over Tennessee’s use of Common Core began with an afternoon-long recitation of the Common Core math and reading standards.
Model Animal Cruelty Bill May Not Be What It Seems
One of the remaining skirmishes for the Tennessee legislature this year pits agriculture interests and animal rights activists in an effort to block undercover investigations of livestock abuse.
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