Statehouse policy and politics
Tennessee released school-level 2026 TCAP results. See how your school performed.
State and federal grants aren’t keeping up with the costs of the special education pre-K classrooms Tennessee districts are required to fund.
Blackburn and Green will face off in Tennessee’s governor race. Where do they stand on education policy?
Most Memphians agree that something needs to change in MSCS to help students succeed. RSVP to join Chalkbeat Tennessee’s Bri Hatch and local education experts Aug. 31 for a live virtual event on potential solutions.
Most of the $53 million identified as potential abuse spending comes from a 2022 custodial contract that district leaders referred to the FBI for investigation.
Nashville Republicans used early audit findings to fast-track the state takeover of MSCS this spring. Final results come as the takeover is in limbo.
A new teacher licensure policy change already exempts some student teachers from a previous edTPA test requirement.
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Memphis schools takeover after officials argued it could delay important decisions on purchases like HVAC repairs.
The state takeover board can pull from two pots of money to reform Memphis schools. It's unclear how and for what those funds can be used.
The lawsuit challenges a new Tennessee law that establishes an oversight board to take control away from the locally elected school board.
The Memphis oversight board will take over district controls from the elected school board beginning July 1.
The nine-person board will now seize significant authority from the locally elected school board.
Tennessee Republicans want to use Houston’s 2023 takeover as a model for Memphis. Here are the early changes Texas officials made to class curriculum and staffing.
Though Tennessee law bans religious charter schools, state officials have left the Knox County Board of Education on its own to defend the policy. The legal battle signals major changes may be on the horizon for Tennessee’s charter landscape.
The nine appointees will have control over key MSCS decisions, including the budget and school leadership, for four years.
The governor announced his five appointees for the Memphis schools oversight board hours after signing the measure into law.
Tennessee’s top three Republican leaders can now appoint a new oversight board with sweeping authority over the state’s largest school district.
Data about the new voucher recipients for the upcoming school year could fuel ongoing debates about who should benefit most from private school choice.
Tennessee’s supermajority wants to seize the city’s congressional seat amid a looming schools takeover.
Since Tennessee Republicans passed the takeover bill last week, community response has been muted. Some say that’s because there’s no recourse, but a district lawsuit could be on the horizon.