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.
From a new school funding formula to the battle over charter schools, here are Tennessee’s top education stories from 2022
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.
State charter commission approves Tennessee Nature Academy, overriding MNPS board
The commission voted 5-3 to approve Tennessee Nature Academy, despite the executive director recommending against it, citing “uncertain, unpredictable finances.”
State charter commission sides with local school boards, rejecting charters pitched for Brentwood and Hendersonville
The Tennessee commission with the power to overturn local decisions on charter schools sided with local districts Monday. The Public Charter School Commission voted 8-0 against letting two charter schools open in Middle Tennessee.
The executive director of Tennessee’s charter commission recommends siding with local school boards on upcoming appeals
A state-appointed commission will meet next week to decide whether half a dozen charter schools can open, overriding denials by local school boards.
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.
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.
Another charter school is coming to West Nashville, after the new state commission voted in favor Tuesday
Nashville Classical Charter School won approval to open a second campus on Tuesday. The school was one of the first to be reviewed by the new Tennessee Public Charter School Commission. Previously, appeals were evaluated by the State Board of Education.
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