Bill To “Rebrand” Poor Performing Department In Charge Of Failing Schools Wins Support Of Republicans

Democrat Representative Antonio Parkinson Introduced His Bill In The House Education Administration Committee On Wednesday Sounding Like A Conservative When He Likened A Hypothetical Bad Business Investment To Funding For A State Run School District.

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HB1214 Is A Bad Choice For School Choice (Op-Ed)

HB1214 Could Both Threaten The Best Current School Choice Options We Have And Introduce New, Worse Ones. Broadly Speaking, We Now Have Public, Private, Charter, And Homeschool Options In Tennessee. House Bill 1214 And Its Sister, Senate Bill 1194, Have The Potential To Alter Several Of These Choices.

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Speaker’s Charter School Bill Targeting Homeschoolers And “At Risk” Youth Draws Ire From Homeschool Community, Questions Regarding Migrant Children

A Bill Being Pushed By Speaker Cameron Sexton That Creates Two Very Different Kinds Of Charter Schools Is Drawing Ire From The State’s Homeschool Community.

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House Speaker Pushes Hybrid Charter Schools For Homeschoolers And Boarding Schools For “At Risk” Youth In Same Bill

Representative Mark White Introduced A Caption Bill On Behalf Of House Speaker Cameron Sexton Last Week That Would Allow For Two Very Different Types Of Charter Schools In Tennessee.

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Tennessee House Speaker Sexton Lays Out Legislative Priorities In Nashville Speech

Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton Outlined His Top Legislative Priorities For 2023 During A Speech In Nashville Tuesday, Among Which Were Further Reducing Taxes On Businesses, Implementing Toll Lanes, And Integrating Charter Schools Into The State’s Education System.

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Tennessee Legislative Preview: Key Education Issues To Watch As Lawmakers Return

Here Are Five Things To Watch For As The General Assembly Convenes: Expect A ‘Quieter Year’ From Lee’s Administration, Lee Pledged More Money For K-12 Education, School Voucher Program Could Expand, Efforts To Attract And Keep Teachers Grow…

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Governor Lee Names Three Appointees To Tennessee Charter School Commission

Governor Bill Lee Has Named Three Appointments To The Tennessee Public Charter School Commission.

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Memphis-Shelby County School Board Approves Expansion Of Two Charter Schools

Two Charter Schools That Have Been At Odds With Memphis-Shelby County Schools Administrators Won Approval From The School Board For Their Requests To Expand.

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Metro Nashville School Board Approves 4 Charter School Agreement Renewals

While All The School’s Agreements Were Renewed By Majority, None Received A Unanimous Vote From The Board Members.

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