Competing Tennessee ESA Proposals Set For Wednesday Committee Discussions

The Tennessee Legislature’s Debate On Education Savings Accounts Will Continue Wednesday When Competing Versions Of The Bill Are Heard By The Senate Education Committee And House Education Administration.

Read more

Senate Education Committee Defers Governor Lee’s School Choice Bill For One Week

The Senate Education Committee Was Presented With The Senate Version Of Governor Lee’s School Choice Legislation, Which Is Vastly Different From The Version Presented In The House This Week. The Committee Decided Not To Replicate The Issues From The Previous Day In The House Meeting And Deferred The Vote On The Bill For One Week.

Read more

Bill Would Prohibit Tennessee Dept. of Children’s Services From Forcing Gender Identity Beliefs On Foster & Adoptive Families (Update 2.16.24)

New Tennessee Legislation Would Protect Foster And Adoptive Families From Being Forced To Support Policies That Go Against The Family’s Religious Beliefs Regarding Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity.

Read more

Software Overhaul Leads To Months Of Tennessee Families Being Unable To Access Food Stamps

Leaders Of The Tennessee Department Of Human Services Told Lawmakers On Wednesday That It Could Take Another Two More Months Before The State’s SNAP Program Is Running Smoothly Again.

Read more

Citizens Gather In Protest Of After School Satan Club At Tennessee Elementary School

This Month, Community Members Gathered Outside Of Chimneyrock Elementary School In Cordova, Tennessee, To Protest During A Meeting Of The Satanic Temple’s After School Satan Club.

Read more

Tennessee State Child Well-Being Report Says Crime Among Minors In Decline

Tennessee’s State Of The Child 2023 Report Finds Crime Among Minors Within The State Is In Decline, But Especially In Shelby And Davidson Counties.

Read more

Letter Grades For Tennessee Schools Finally Released, Some Districts Get Bad News

Letter Grades For Tennessee Schools Have At Long Last Been Released But The News Is Grim For Some Districts With Greater Than 25 Percent Of All Public K-12 Schools Receiving Ds Or Fs.

Read more

Governor Lee And Speaker Sexton Continue To Promote Educational Voucher Program

Governor Bill Lee And Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton Continue To Promote The Governor’s School Voucher Program Proposal.

Read more

Lawmakers Say Tennessee Governor Is Set To Push For Statewide School Vouchers In 2024

Gov. Bill Lee Is Set To Announce His Support For A Statewide Education Savings Account Program Next Year, Expanding From Three Large Counties To Every School District In Tennessee, According To Two Lawmakers.

Read more

84% Of Schools Approved For Tennessee’s Student Voucher Program Are Religiously Affiliated

Tennessee’s School Voucher Program, Allowing Students To Use Public Dollars To Attend Private Schools, Is Rapidly Increasing, According To Data Released By The Tennessee Department Of Education During Its Budget Hearing Held Earlier This Week.

Read more