State legislators are submitting a flurry of bills as filing deadlines loom. To get a look at what education issues are coming up, WPLN News sat down with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to talk about their priorities for the session.
Tennessee teachers could see their budgets for classroom supplies more than double under a new proposal
The bill would increase the amount teachers get to spend on things like pencils, notebooks and art supplies from $200 to $500.
At Mammoth Cave, TSU students get up close with caves, critters and under-told Black history
Last semester, over a dozen Tennessee State University students descended more than hundred feet underground, outfitted with knee pads, helmets and headlamps. It was part of a program to get more HBCU students involved in the outdoors.
A Nashville Spanish teaching co-op expanded dramatically this year, building community and economic empowerment
WPLN News follows up on the growth Voces de Nashville has seen in 2022.
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.
Tennessee lawmakers have some regrets about rushing a new law holding back 3rd graders who struggle to read
At the end of this school year, third graders who score less than proficient on the English language arts section of the TCAP exam could be held back.
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.
MNPS is holding an options fair this weekend, but charter schools won’t be there
This weekend, families can head to Nissan Stadium for a school fair, hosted by Metro Nashville Public Schools. But when looking over their options, there will be a notable absence: charter schools.
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