Tennessee Conservative
The Ink Is Barely Dry On Revisions To The State’s 3rd-Grade Reading And “Retention” Law, And A Tennessee House Education Chairman Is Considering A Similar Strategy For Fourth-Graders, Including A Plan To Advance If They Continue To Test Poorly.
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School Districts Across The State Continue To Speak Out Against Tennessee’s Controversial New Third Grade Retention Law. In Response, The State’s Education Instruction Subcommittee Chair Says He Is Open To Revisiting The Law And Considering Modifications.
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A bill that aims to require schools to adjust their policies to allow parents to inspect instructional materials used in the classroom will be heard by the House Education Instruction Committee on March 28th, 2022.
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A Bill Being Considered In The Tennessee General Assembly Seeks To Expand The Individualized Education Act To Allow A Child With Dyslexia To Be Eligible For The Individualized Education Account Program. The Senate And House Versions Of The Bill Are Progressing Through The Legislative Process.
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Legislation Designed To Shift “Under-Utilized” Public School Buildings To Charter Schools Looked Like It Was Dead This Week But Then Resurfaced The Same Day, Drawing A Rebuke From A Subcommittee Chairman.
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A Bill Being Considered In The Tennessee General Assembly Seeks To Expand The Individualized Education Act To Allow A Child With Dyslexia To Be Eligible For The Individualized Education Account Program.
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Amid Uproar Over Gov. Bill Lee’s Plan To Bring 50 Conservative Charter Schools To Tennessee, Legislation Is Being Considered That Would Make It Easier For Charters To Run In Taxpayer-Funded Buildings.
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Representative Mark White Is The Sponsor Of A Bill Heading To The Education Instruction Subcommittee Tomorrow That Would Allow Charter Schools To Bypass The Input Of Parents Via Their Elected School Boards And Apply Directly To The State Charter School Commission Instead.
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The Latest School Voucher Bill Is Barely Out Of Pandora’s Box And Already Tennessee House Members Are Dissing It.
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