Tennessee may end up spending even more to test students at the end of the year under new national Common Core standards. Estimated costs for the new testing came out this week, and some states are making other plans.
Is Tennessee’s Rising Unemployment Rate A Data Glitch?
Tennessee’s top labor economists are having a hard time explaining what’s going on with the state’s unemployment rate. It continues to rise even as the number of people filing for unemployment benefits drops.
Tennessee Legislator Wants To Freeze Tuition At State Schools
The latest tuition hike at Tennessee’s public universities is the smallest students have seen in years. But one state senator wants to go further by instituting a tuition freeze.
Tennessee Cities Fight Meth By Clamping Down On Cold Medicine, But Lawyers Urge Caution
Local laws to tamp down on methamphetamine production may end up getting some Tennessee cities into a legal wrangle. A state attorneys group is warning the laws may have gone too far.
Tennessee ‘Giggers’ Keep Summer Frog Hunting Tradition Alive
It’s nearly midnight, and lifelong friends Tommy Peebles and Bick Boyte are wide awake in a canoe, paddling around private ponds in Fairview, Tenn. This is a bullfrog hunt – known as frog gigging.
Scorched Toast Or A Fire? Oak Ridge Scientists Design ‘Smart’ Smoke Detector
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory say they’ve developed a new kind of household smoke detector. The lab was charged with making a device smart enough to tell the difference between a dangerous fire and badly burnt popcorn.
TN Public College Tuition Increasingly Varied By Campus
How much it costs for students to attend a public college in Tennessee depends more and more on the individual campus. The state’s largest public college system is now approving tuition levels school-by-school.
Nashville ‘Preacher School’ Becomes Newest HBCU
Nashville is now home to the country’s newest Historically Black College and University. A liberal arts school in North Nashville with 200 students has been added to the HBCU ranks.
Tennessee Republicans Veer From Their Party On Confirmation Votes
Both of Tennessee’s senators broke with their party to approve the President’s choice for head of the Environmental Protection Agency.
West Tennessee Congressman Tells Fed Chair Government Is Too Big A Player In US Economy
Republican Congressman Stephen Fincher of West Tennessee says the federal government is still playing too large a role in the US economy. He brought up that point yesterday, as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before a congressional committee.
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