Superintendent Threatens To File Suit Against Tennessee Over Classical Education Charter School Initiative

Jackson-Madison County School System (JMCSS) Superintendent, Dr. Marlon King, Has Threatened To Sue The State Of Tennessee Over The Approval Of A Classical Education Charter School Initiative.

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Classical Charter School Turned Down By Jackson-Madison School Board Gets Approved By State Charter School Commission

Another Classical Charter School Was Approved Last Week By The Tennessee Public Charter School Commission. American Classical Education Appealed The Decisions Made By Madison And Maury Counties To Reject ACE’s Applications To Approve Their Charter Schools In Those Counties. The Commission Overturned Jackson-Madison County School Board’s Denial In A Unanimous Vote Last Thursday At The Recommendation Of Tess Stovall, Executive Director Of The Charter Commission.

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Tennessee Granted $23.7M In Federal Funds For Short-Line Railroad Bridges

Tennessee Received $23.7 Million To Upgrade Or Replace 42 Railroad Bridges Across The State.

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Tennessee Democrats Argue Rejecting Federal Education Funding Undermines Public Schools

Critics Of A Plan To Consider Rejecting Upwards Of $1.9 Billion In Federal Education Funds Say The Idea Would Undermine Public Schools In Favor Of Private And Charter School Operators.

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Tennessee Opioid Dispense Rates Exceed National Averages

In Most Of Tennessee, The Dispensing Rate Of Opioids Was Significantly Higher Than The National Average. Tennessee’s Average Dispense Rate Was 68.5 Per 100 People, Compared To 43.3 Nationally.

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A Look At Who Funds Pornographic Literature In Schools And A Resource For Challenging Books

In Addition To Listing Many Of The Main Funding Sources For Literature In Public Schools That Parents Say Is Pornographic, The Online Resource Has Lists Of Inappropriate Books Found In The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System, Wilson County Schools And The Jackson-Madison County School District With Lists For The Williamson County School District And The Hamilton County School District Coming Soon.

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American Classical Education Officially Appeals Charter Denials In Maury, Madison Counties

The Nine-Member Charter Commission, Appointed By Gov. Bill Lee, Will Have To Hold At Least One Public Hearing On Each School Before Deciding Whether To Overturn The Local School Boards Decisions Not To Approve American Classical Schools In Maury And Madison Counties.

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4 Arrested In West Tennessee’s Largest Drug Bust In History

Four People Have Been Arrested By West Tennessee Drug Task Force Agents After What Is Possibly The Largest Drug Trafficking Operation In West Tennessee Was Discovered Inside A Former Walmart In Humboldt, Tennessee.

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Madison, Maury Counties Deny American Classical Education Likely Leading To State Charter Commission Appeals

For The Second Time This Year, Madison And Maury Counties School Boards Said No To American Classical Education, Dealing A Minor Blow To The Charter Schools.

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American Classical Education Charter Schools Resubmits Applications In Madison And Maury Counties

American Classical Education Resubmitted Amended Applications In Two Of Four Tennessee Counties That Denied It Earlier This Year.

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