Maury County’s school board has voted down a controversial charter school for the second time. Late last week the board narrowly rejected an amended application from American Classical Academy, associated with the conservative, Christian Hillsdale College.
Hillsdale-linked charters are trying to make a comeback in Tennessee, applying for 5 schools
The deadline has passed for prospective Tennessee charter schools to submit their applications to districts. One controversial charter group with ties to the conservative Hillsdale College is looking to make a comeback.
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Tennessee saw major changes in 2022 to how it pays for education and who gets to administer and regulate it. These are some of the top developments in education this year.
Hillsdale-affiliated charter schools back off plans to open in Tennessee
Hillsdale-affiliated charter management organization, American Classical Education, withdrew its appeal to open three charter schools in Middle Tennessee.
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Rutherford County Schools rejected a Hillsdale-affiliated charter. Now a state-appointed commission will decide if it can open anyway.
A hearing over a controversial charter school application with ties to conservative Hillsdale College in Michigan drew a crowd of opponents and supporters in Rutherford County on Wednesday. Two more hearings of the state-appointed charter commission are scheduled this week.
Hillsdale College’s charter schools appeal to the state to overturn rejections in three Tennessee counties
Three charter school proposals affiliated with Hillsdale College have now appealed their rejections by local Tennessee school boards.
After local rejection, Hillsdale-affiliated charter petitions state for approval
Hillsdale-affiliated charter school American Classical Academy Madison is still planning to open, despite being denied by the Jackson-Madison County school district.
The fallout over Hillsdale College, charter schools and Tennessee school districts, explained.
In the last month, three proposed charter schools affiliated with the conservative Michigan-based Hillsdale College were rejected by Tennessee school districts. Here’s a timeline of what happened, and what it could it mean for Hillsdale’s shaky partnership with the state.
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