Not a single school board candidate endorsed by Sumner County Constitutional Republicans won their primary Tuesday. Instead, a slate of more moderate Republicans racked up wins.
Tennessee kids could start learning firearm safety in public school by 2025
Around half of Tennessee households have guns, and it’s expected that most children will eventually come across a firearm. Lawmakers want to be sure they know what to do when that happens.
Report: 39% of TN school districts receive less in per-student funding than students using proposed private school vouchers
Under the proposal, Tennessee would spend over $2,000 more on each voucher than the average student in Metro Nashville Public Schools and Williamson County Schools.
Tennessee Democrats call on education commissioner to resign over qualifications
“She has zero experience in school administration, as you saw from her resume. She’s not qualified to teach,” said John Ray Clemmons (D-Nashville).
School vouchers will dominate this legislative session. What other education proposals are lawmakers pursuing?
Tennessee lawmakers are returning to the capitol after a week-long closure due to snow and frigid temperatures. As the session gets underway, education issues will be a top priority. Especially Gov. Bill Lee’s universal school voucher proposal.
Snow days can disrupt learning and routines. Here are some tips for supporting students when they return to school.
Snow days can still be a “huge learning opportunity” for children. And there are ways to set students up for success when they return to the classroom.
Senators criticize rollout of third grade retention in first meeting with new Tennessee education commissioner
In her first appearance before the Senate education committee, Tennessee’s Education Commissioner Lizzette Reynolds received sharp criticism for the rollout of the state’s third grade retention law, which threatened to hold back kids who didn’t pass the English Language Arts section of their TCAP test.
‘Kids are dying’: Elementary schoolers call on lawmakers to strengthen gun laws as session reconvenes
Five young children missed class Tuesday to call for stricter gun laws at Tennessee’s capitol.
Autonomy vs. accountability. Not all Tennessee Republicans are on board with a statewide voucher proposal.
Some members of Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s own party have raised concerns about the statewide voucher program he proposed last week.
Tennessee’s new school voucher expansion is part of ‘conservative education revolution’
Gov. Bill Lee announced his support Tuesday for expanding a controversial school voucher program to all income levels and areas of Tennessee. The program would give participating families a little over $7,000 to attend private school or homeschool.