Tennessee Ranks Among The Least Educated States In The Country
Tennessee Ranks Lower Than The National Average For Adults 25 And Older That Have A Bachelor’s Degree Or Higher.
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3 Larger Tennessee Cities Rank Among Poorest In The Country
Three Larger Cities In Tennessee Rank Below The National Average In Median Household Income And Education And Have A Higher-Than-Average Poverty Rate.
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Op-Ed: Student Debt Is Not The Problem, The Higher Education Cartel Is
The Issue Of Student-Loan Forgiveness Is A Distraction From The Real Problem In Higher Education. Tuition Rates Have Risen Faster Than Inflation For Decades. What No One Wants To Confront, Even As We Proceed To Forgive As Much As $1 Trillion In Student Loan Debt, Is What Has Created The Whole Situation: The Stranglehold That The Higher-Education Cartel Has On Colleges And Universities.
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Gov. Lee Joins 21 GOP Governors Asking Biden To Withdraw Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
President Joe Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Will Be Costly For American Taxpayers, A Coalition Of GOP Governors Said In A Letter Sent Monday To The White House. The Letter, Signed Tennessee Governor Bill Lee And An Additional 21 GOP Governors, Tells Biden To “Withdraw” The Plan, Citing Cost Estimates Of Up To $600 Billion, Or $2,000 Per American Taxpayer.
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Tennessee’s Public And Community College Tuition Held Stable For 2022-23
Students Will Not Face A Tuition Or Fee Increase At Tennessee’s Public Community And Technical Colleges For The Upcoming Academic Year After The Tennessee Board Of Regents Voted Friday To Keep Rates Stable For The Second Time In Three Years.
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Legislation Prohibiting Anti-Semitic Concepts In Tennessee Schools Signed By Gov. Lee
Governor Lee Signed Legislation On May 25th, 2022 That Prohibits The Teaching Of Anti-Semitic Concepts In Tennessee K-12 Schools, And Institutions Of Higher Learning.
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Concerns Of The Spread Of ‘Critical Social Justice’ Addressed In TN Legislature Last Session [Op-Ed]
Educational Reform Is Unlikely To Happen From Within. Only The Tennessee Legislature Can Leverage Change In Tennessee Higher Education. This Is Going To Require A Concerted And Persistent Effort For Years To Come. The Positive News Is, We Were Able To Work With Legislators To Advance And Pass Legislation That Directly Addresses Issues Of Concern With The Spread Of Critical Social Justice In Our Institutions Of Higher Learning.
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Tennessee Colleges See Record Decline In Enrollment Of High School Graduates
Many Tennessee Parents Are Hesitant To Send Their Children To The State’s Public Universities Because Many Of These Institutes Of Higher Education Have Become A Forum For Activists To Force Concepts Like Critical Race Theory Or Social-Emotional Learning On Students. Recent Reports Show That Only About Half Of High School Graduates In The State Are Going To College.
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No Education Issue Was Too Big – Or Small – For Tennessee Lawmakers This Year
Tennessee Lawmakers’ Scrutiny Of Public Education This Year Ran The Gamut, From Completely Rewriting The State’s K-12 Funding Formula To Authorizing Teachers To Confiscate Students’ Cell Phones If They’re Deemed A Distraction In Class.
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Legislation Limiting ‘Divisive Teachings’ In Universities Heads To Gov. Lee For Signature
The Tennessee Legislature Has Passed An Act That Would Prevent Public Higher Education Students And Employees From Being Required To Conform To “Divisive Concepts” Or Be Graded Based Upon Agreeing With Those Concepts. The Legislation Now Is Headed To Governor Lee’s Desk To Be Signed Into Law.
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