Tennessee DCS – Are Lawmakers Asking The Right Questions?
Are Tennessee Lawmakers Asking The Right Questions Of The State’s Department Of Children’s Services Given Its Long History Of Failures?
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Mental Health
Ten Million In Grant Money Up For Grabs In Tennessee Schools To Increase Mental Health Services
Ten Million In Federal Grant Money Is Up For Grabs In Tennessee For Increased Mental Health Services. The Tennessee Department Of Education Opened Up The Application Process For The Resilient School Communities Grant Last Month With This Thursday Being The Final Day To Apply.
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Latest ESSER Surveys Ask Stakeholders To Rank How Important Mental Health Services Are In Schools
Public Schools In Tennessee Will Receive Over $4.5 Billion In Federal Money By Fall Of 2023. According To Sources, Tennessee Is Heavily Investing American Rescue Plan ESSER Funds In Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Programs Under The Guise Of Students’ Mental Health.
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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.”
Bipartisan Group Of U.S. Senators Announce Agreement On Gun Control Measure
A Bipartisan Group Of U.S. Senators, Including 10 Republicans And 10 Democrats, Announced On Sunday They’d Reached An Agreement On New Federal Gun Control Legislation.
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U.S. House Passes Extensive Gun Control Measure; Future Uncertain In Senate
The U.S. House Of Representatives Voted Wednesday Evening To Pass The “Protecting Our Kids Act,” A Package Of Gun Control Bills Developed In Response To The Recent Mass Shootings In Buffalo, New York And Uvalde, Texas.
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TN Firefighter Suffering From PTSD Demoted And Dismissed 4 Years Before Retirement
A Firefighter In Columbia, Tennessee, Suffering From PTSD And Undergoing Treatment, Was First Demoted And Then Dismissed Only Four Years Before His Retirement.
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Tennessee Collects $4.6M In Taxes On $293M On Sports Bets In April
For The Second Consecutive Month, Tennessee Collected $4.6 Million In Taxes On Sports Gambling.
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Remote Learning A ‘Primary Driver’ Of Widening Achievement Gaps
A New Working Paper Analyzed Testing Data From 2.1 Million Students In 49 States Plus D.C. And Found That “Remote Instruction Was A Primary Driver Of Widening Achievement Gaps.”
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Growing Research Chronicles Toll Pandemic Lockdowns Imposed On Children
A Growing Body Of Academic Research Is Chronicling The Toll That Pandemic Lockdowns Imposed On Children, Indicating That The Mental And Social Anguish The Policies Caused Outweigh The Health Protections.
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