Rep. G.A. Hardaway has constitutional concerns about a Shelby County Commission proposal that would cut short the terms of some school board members under a new state law.

The public education advocates aim to support "center-left" candidates and back public school choice policy. But they may face an uphill battle in states like Tennessee, where an entrenched Republican supermajority wields a recent voucher program victory.

The Tennessee State Board of Education chairman sparked pushback when he suggested the state reconsider its two-credit world language graduation requirement. Though he’s gathering feedback, there is no formal proposal currently being considered.

A Shelby County Commission resolution that would significantly shake up Memphis-Shelby County School Board elections next year cleared its first hurdle on Wednesday.

Tennessee students showed slight progress in statewide testing this year, though a majority of third graders did not meet a significant reading benchmark.

While the administration has said it is reviewing programs related to immigration and other issues, Tennessee schools previously primarily used the funds for teacher training and after-school programming.

Tennessee isn’t asking where the participants were enrolled before, so it won’t know how many vouchers are going to existing private school students.

The district was one of the state’s big losers when the U.S. froze federal aid in March. But the federal reversal frees up over $55 million for vital building upgrades.

Two former Memphis school properties are being sold to the charter schools currently leasing them

Tennessee is not asking students about prior school enrollment in the state’s new voucher program application. Without the data, critics say, it will be impossible to determine whether the program is expanding access to private education for kids or funding tuition of students already enrolled in private schools.