Statehouse policy and politics
Critics say Lee’s education platform promotes segregation and inequality.
Lee works to replace voucher opponents with loyalists in GOP primaries
Schools are too often punishing and excluding special education students with behavioral issues, Tennessee Disability Coalition says
Poll results depend on how the questions are framed and who asks
Former librarian will lead panel that could decide which titles students statewide can access.
The revised policy also requires more tutoring for struggling readers who advance to fifth grade.
The lawsuit asserts that the law is ‘unconstitutionally vague.’
‘This was a session of good, bad, and ugly,’ said one Democratic lawmaker.
“Districts have the option to choose,” Lee said.
Lawmakers send bill to the governor, who signaled that he'll sign it
Tennessee lawmakers voted this week to approve the proposal, but it threatens to disrupt an existing contract between the university and Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
Senate and House still at odds over how to revise a 2021 reading and retention law
The vote comes one year after a mass school shooting in Nashville that prompted calls for gun restrictions
Gov. Bill Lee’s proposed statewide expansion follows a string of failed attempts, narrow votes, and court reversals.
Lee plans to push for policy again next year.
With time running out, GOP leaders insist voucher bill is still in play
Student testing is a sticking point as legislative leaders seek a compromise.
Charter networks, both inside and outside the state, are tracking the legislation.
‘People were damn mad,’ said one spectator who was asked to leave the chamber.
Meanwhile, new attempts to tighten the state’s lax gun laws fizzle.