Statehouse policy and politics
One librarian anonymously reported pulling 300 titles since the school year’s start.
Tennessee’s Missy Testerman speaks out against classroom and library censorship, private school vouchers
Then again, no one can be sure, since the law prioritizes confidentiality.
Tennessee’s largest district begins a critical year under new leadership.
Outside pro-voucher groups invested $4.5 million in key races
Voucher critics denounce special interest money and negative campaign ads
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.