Tennessee Senate Committee Passes Bill To Mandate Firearm Safety Course For Public School Students

The Senate Education Committee Passed A Bill That Would Require Tennessee Students In Public Schools And Public Charter Schools To Take An Annual Handgun Safety Course.

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Tennessee Senate’s Version Of School Choice Bill Passes In Education Committee

On Wednesday, The Senate Version Of This Year’s School Choice Legislation Was Passed By The Senate Education Committee With A Vote Of 7-1. Contrasting With The House’s Omnibus Bill, The Senate Version Focuses Solely On The Governor’s School Choice Voucher Program.

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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.

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Three Republicans In Senate Committee Vote Against Bill Banning Pride Flags In Tennessee Public School Classrooms (Update 2.29.24)

Three Republicans On The Senate Education Committee Voted Against A Bill Yesterday That Would Ban Certain Flags, Including Pride Flags, From Being Displayed In Public School Classrooms.

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New Bill Would Prohibit Cell Phones In School For Tennessee Students

Proposed Legislation Would Prohibit Tennessee Students From Having Electronic Devices In School.

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Senate Education Committee Passes Bill Requiring AI Policies For Tennessee Public Schools

Legislation That Will Require Tennessee Public Schools And Universities To Establish Policies Regarding The Use Of Artificial Intelligence Will Move On To The Full Senate For Voting After Being Passed By The Education Committee.

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Were These 16 GOP State Senators Wrong On The Covid-19 Vaccine?

Two And Half Years Ago, 16 Out Of 27 Tennessee GOP Senators Signed A Letter Endorsing And Pushing An “Emergency Use Authorized” Covid-19 Vaccine That Never Provided What Federal And State Officials Were Pitching At The Time – Immunity To The Virus.

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Tennessee Senate Joint Committee Members File Report On Federal K-12 Education Funding

Senate Members Of A Joint Committee On Federal Funding For K-12 Education In Tennessee Filed A Separate Report Stating They Could Not Agree With House Members Of The Joint Committee On The Recommendations.

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Tennessee Senate Education Chair Balks At Rejecting Federal Funds

The Tennessee Senate’s Education Committee Chairman Opposes Turning Down At Least $1.3 Billion In Federal Education Funds But Says The State Could Seek Some Sort Of Waiver On Federal School Requirements.

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Questions Remain If Tennessee Rejects Federal K-12 Education Funding

Tennessee Can First Ask For A Waiver Of Specific Federal Requirements Before Having To Go Down The Path Of Rejecting Federal K-12 Education Funding, A Working Group On The Topic Was Told Wednesday Morning.

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