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For the first time in five years, most low-income Tennessee students will not receive summer grocery benefits to help bridge the gap before school starts back. Advocates warn Tennessee’s decision to reduce its program will harm students.
For the first time in five years, most low-income Tennessee students will not receive summer grocery benefits to help bridge the gap before school starts back. Advocates warn Tennessee’s decision to reduce its program will harm students.
A forensic audit of Memphis-Shelby County Schools is set to begin in July. Tennessee lawmakers earmarked $6 million for the deep dive into the district’s finances and administration.
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Penny Schwinn used to be the state schools chief in Tennessee, where some conservatives criticized her track record.
Applications for Tennessee’s first universal private school voucher program exceed spots by over 50%
Tennessee received over 33,000 applications just hours after it launched the voucher program, which Gov. Bill Lee applauded.
Some districts invested pandemic relief money in instructional coaches and increased time spent on math. Test scores suggest that strategy’s paying off.
Lawmakers approved a cellphone ban and new turnaround model for public schools, but a bill targeting undocumented students failed.
Lawmakers approve a forensic audit and vow to keep the legislation alive.
Legislation approved Monday introduces a new intervention model for low-performing schools before the 2026-27 school year.
The legislation outlines how elected board members could be removed and replaced, and calls for prior review of large contracts and expenditures.
The legislation would introduce a new intervention model for low-performing schools before the 2026-27 school year.
The controversial ‘success sequence’ bill heads to Gov. Bill Lee for his signature. It would be required beginning in the 2026-27 school year.
Community leaders are divided about what type of intervention is needed.
Revised legislation would allow districts to charge families tuition for students who aren’t in the country legally, in a challenge to federal law.
The proposals are unconstitutional, the sponsors acknowledge. Enactment could set up a challenge to federal protections in place since 1982.
Elected board would continue in an ‘advisory capacity.’ Critics warn that the bill could open the door for the state to encroach on local control in other districts.
‘Not what our community wants’: Memphis board members, others fight state takeover on eve of hearing
Following the firing of Superintendent Marie Feagins, Republican state Rep. Mark White is proposing stripping power from the district
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The conservative group’s new training program seeks to drive activism against social and emotional learning in schools.
Two groups want to open the first charter schools for at-risk students under a new state law.
‘We most heartily agree with President Trump,’ says a resolution urging teachers to fall in line.
The planning foreshadows changes ahead for the state’s most ambitious and aggressive school turnaround model
A state panel, whose members are appointed by Gov. Bill Lee, would have more authority over charter growth.
Questions emerge about which company will manage the program, and how the state will verify students’ legal residency.
Minimum teacher pay would see a bump under Lee’s proposed budget.
The Republican-backed Tennessee bill challenges legal precedent established more than 40 years ago in Plyler v. Doe.
The former superintendent says board members started planning her ouster and choosing her replacement months ago.
Takeover talk has swirled over the firing of Memphis school Superintendent Marie Feagins
The special legislative session made it look easy, but a timeline shows the embrace of school vouchers was never a foregone conclusion.
Lawmakers defeat amendments seeking to strengthen accountability and protections for students with disabilities.
Statewide plan is for all kids, not just disadvantaged ones, says sponsor
The state bet big on tutoring and summer learning programs after the pandemic.
Student demonstrators call on lawmakers to address gun violence and safety with the same urgency.
65% of vouchers would likely go to students who already attend private schools, the analysis says.
The issue could divide the GOP — and the public — on the scope of enforcement measures.
Longtime district administrator Roderick Richmond promised a 100-day plan and expressed interest in the permanent role
Since a 2023 shooting, Tennessee has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to fortify its schools
The school board defies community input and votes 6-3 to end her tenure after barely 9 months. State lawmakers may seek to intervene.