A Tennessee commission in charge of approving textbooks is also getting the final say on what library books get banned. WPLN News obtained a draft copy of how they’ll handle those challenges.
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.
A Tennessee commission will issue guidance to school districts fielding calls for book bans
A controversial new law gave Tennessee’s textbook commission more power over school library materials. But their first action item about libraries isn’t a hard-and-fast rule, and largely reinforces what schools are already doing.
Sumner County School Board votes to keep a children’s book on shelves, despite calls for a ban
The Sumner County School Board voted this week not to ban the book “A Place Inside of Me.” The book has a poem and illustrations showing a Black child navigating his emotions in the aftermath of a police shooting.
What’s the Tennessee textbook commission? A new law could empower the board to ban books statewide.
Conservative parents have complained that some districts are allowing material that isn’t age appropriate. So, Republican lawmakers are creating a new pathway to give a handpicked commission power over what books are allowed.
Tennessee Lawmakers Grabbing Control Of Textbook Commission From Governor
The Tennessee legislature is trying to seize control of the state’s textbook commission over concerns about liberal bias. A bill passed an important hurdle in the Senate today over the objections of the Haslam Administration.
Tennessee Activists Complain Textbooks Riddled With Liberal Bias
Conservative activists who’ve been voluntarily reviewing Tennessee textbooks say many have an underhanded, liberal slant. Several signed up to speak at a legislative hearing Tuesday where they said their biggest beef with new history books may be crimes of omission.
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.
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