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 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 Has 37th Highest Property Tax Rates In U.S.

Tennessee Has The 37th Highest Property Tax Rate On Owner-Occupied Property In The Country, According To A New Report From The Tax Foundation.

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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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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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Tennessee Awards $5.9M To Communities For Site Development Grants

Tennessee Will Be Sending $5.9 Million Across 10 Grants To Different Communities In The State To Prepare Sites For New Businesses.The Grants Are Designed To Be Used For Both Infrastructure And Engineering Work At Sites To Put Them On The State’s Select Tennessee List That It Promotes To Companies Looking To Move To The State.

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Middle Tennessee Zoning Policies Contributing To Unaffordable Housing

After Finding Housing Affordability Is The Most Pressing Issue For Tennesseans Through Its 2022 Listening Tour, Beacon Center Has Developed And Released An Atlas Of Tennessee Zoning Requirements That Highlight How The State Has Become Unaffordable For The Average Person In Middle Tennessee.

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Robertson County Shuts Down American Classical Academy’s Charter School Application, Rutherford County Approves It

During A Special Meeting On Monday, Robertson County’s Board Of Education Voted Unanimously To Deny The Charter School Application Submitted By American Classical Academy (ACA).

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