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.
New Fisk president Agenia Clark hopes to get the school’s finances on par with its rich culture and scholarship
Fisk University is rich in students, scholarship and culture. New president Agenia Clark hopes to translate that into economic wealth for the school.
What you missed from week 2 of Tennessee’s task force on rejecting federal education funds
Catch up on everything from parent concerns about civil rights protections to lingering questions about federal requirements.
Tennessee’s task force on rejecting federal education funds has wrapped its first week. Here’s what we learned.
Tennessee would be the first state to reject this money, and few others have even considered it. In the first three days of meetings, lawmakers questioned state officials, researchers and school district leaders.
More than 12,000 Tennessee fourth graders are in required tutoring this year. They’ll need to improve their test scores to go to fifth grade.
Students will need to show “adequate growth” when they take their spring TCAP exams. The state board of education is still finalizing what that means and heard a proposal during its meeting last week.
As Tennessee assigns letter grades to schools, test scores will play a greater role
Tennessee is preparing to assign letter grades to schools across the state, a move that has been years in the making. But, at the last minute, the Department of Education is changing the formula determining how schools are scored.
Report: rejecting $1.1B annually in federal education funds would present major tradeoffs for Tennessee
Next week, a Republican-led group of legislators will consider rejecting federal K-12 education funds. A new report highlights the major tradeoffs and uncertainties associated with this idea.
‘Traumatizing’: Two Nashville teens share what happens when schools receive fake threats
Since the start of this semester, Metro Nashville Public Schools have received 15 threats of violence, according to police.
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