Rep. Cepicky Introduces Bill Regarding AI Use In K-12 Schools And Universities

As Tennessee Universities Begin To Formulate Official Policies Regarding The Use Of AI In Coursework At The College Level, One State Representative Has Introduced A Bill That Will Require All K-12 School Districts And Public Institutions Of Higher Education To Adopt Rules Governing Its Use.

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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.

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Expansion Of Tennessee’s School Voucher Program To Be Proposed In January

Tennessee Lawmakers Will Soon See A Push To Expand The K-12 Public School Voucher Program Beyond The Three Counties Currently Offering Vouchers To Eligible Families.

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Tennessee Likely Has Room In Budget To Reject Federal Education Dollars, If Other Potential Investments Are Sidelined

No State Has Ever Rejected Federal Funding For K-12 Education, So When Tennessee Looks At Potentially Doing That In A Committee Over The Next Few Weeks It Would Be Expensive And Uncharted Territory, According To A New Analysis From Nonprofit Think Tank Sycamore Institute.

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New Bill Would Eliminate State-Mandated Class Maximums In TN Public Schools

A New Bill Filed By One Tennessee Legislator Would Remove State-Regulated Class Size Limits In K-12 Schools. The Bill Is Sponsored By State Senator Jon Lundberg Who Currently Serves As The Chair Of The Senate Education Committee.

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Updated Mapping Tennessee Education Site Provides New Insights

The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office Has Released New Interactive Online Dashboards On K-12 Education. The Dashboards Provide Updated Education Data On Schools And School Districts For The 2020-21 School Year. There Are Two Dashboards: One For Public Schools And One For Non-Public Schools.

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What Hillsdale College Really Wants For Tennessee Students & Parents – (Interview with Kathleen O’Toole, Hillsdale’s Assistant Provost for K-12 Education)

Kathleen O’Toole, Hillsdale’s Assistant Provost For K-12 Education Joins Us Today To Discuss What Hillsdale College Really Wants For Tennessee Students, What Parents Can Expect From Their Charter Schools And What Tennesseans Can Do To Support School Choice And Better Educational Alternatives In Tennessee.

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Independent Think Tank Says More Masks On The Horizon For Tennessee Schools Because Of Strings Attached To ESSER Funding

In A White Paper Summary Released This Year, TN Liberty Network Details How The Federal Government Uses Covid Relief Money Via Elementary And Secondary School
Emergency Relief (ESSER) Funds “To Coerce K-12 Public School Compliance With CDC-Related Requirements, Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Requirements, And Mental Health Requirements.”

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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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