Tennessee Conservative
Tennessee Ultimately Retained 898 Statewide Due To Its New Third-Grade Reading Retention Law. Less Than 40% Of Third-Graders Statewide Scored High Enough On The TCAPs To Be Promoted To Fourth Grade While Many Of The Others Used The Various Pathways To Advance Allowed By The State.
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More Than 86% Of The Appeals Filed Related To Tennessee’s Third-Grade Retention Law Succeeded And The Student Will Advance To Fourth Grade In The First Year Of The New Standards.
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In A First For A Federal Court, A Three-Judge Panel Of The Sixth U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals Voted To Reverse A Nashville Federal Judge’s Stay On A New Law Banning “Gender-Affirming” Medical Treatment For Minors In Tennessee.
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After Nearly Two-Thirds Of Third Graders Across The State Failed To Score Proficient On This Year’s TCAP Reading Test, New Data Released By The Tennessee Department Of Education Shows That Nearly 82% Of Families Who Appealed The State’s Third Grade Retention Law Received Approval.
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Rep. Curtis Johnson (R-Clarksville-District 68) Has Proposed A Bill To Remove The Tennessee Board Of Equalization’s Authority Over Property Tax Related Appeals And Complaints.
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Larry Crain, Attorney For Plaintiffs Parents’ Choice Tennessee Who Are Suing The Williamson County Board Of Education, Argued On Friday That The Defendant’s Motion To Dismiss Should Be Denied In Part Because The State’s “Divisive Concepts” Appeals Process Is Flawed.
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Robby Starbuck’s Quest To Be Placed On The Ballot For The Republican Primary In Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District Will Have To Make It Through An Appeals Process Before Ballots Are Set To Be Finalized On Friday.
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Actor Convicted Of Faking Hate Crime Says He’s Going All The Way To Illinois Supreme Court.
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Attorneys For Tennessee State Sen. Katrina Robinson, D-Memphis, Have Filed An Appeal, Asking For Acquittal Or A New Trial On The Four Counts She Was Convicted of Sept. 30 By A Jury.
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