Tennessee Committee Extends And Increases Pearson Testing Contract By $40 Million

Amid Uproar Over Third-Grade Reading Scores And The Prospect Of Thousands Of Failing Students, Tennessee Lawmakers Extended The Testing Vendor’s Contract And Bumped Up The Total Payout By Nearly $40 Million.

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Governor Lee Protects Teachers’ Rights To Refuse To Use Preferred Pronouns Of Students

Governor Bill Lee Signed A New Law On Wednesday That Will Protect Teachers’ Rights To Choose Not To Refer To Students By Their Preferred Pronouns In Place Of The Pronouns That Match The Student’s Biological Gender.

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TN Senate Protects Teacher’s Rights To Use Students’ Biological Pronouns

A Bill That Would Protect Public School Employees From Being Forced To Use Students’ Preferred Pronouns Has Passed The Tennessee Senate.

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Bill To Protect Educators From Forced Usage Of Students’ Preferred Pronouns Passes House Education Committee

A Bill That Would Protect Teachers From Being Forced To Refer To Students By Their Preferred Pronouns Continues To Move Through The State House Of Representatives.

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Pregnancy Resource Centers Honored With Proclamation From Tennessee General Assembly

On February 9th 2023, Representative Debra Moody Presented On The State House Floor Of The Tennessee General Assembly, HJR0133, Which Was Created To Honor The Pregnancy Resource Centers Across The State Of Tennessee. The Resolution Passed On Party Lines With 77 Aye’s And 22 Noe’s.

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Bill To Protect Educators From Forced Usage Of Students’ Preferred Pronouns Moves Through TN House

A Bill That Would Protect Teachers From Being Forced To Refer To Students By Their Preferred Pronouns Is Progressing Through The Tennessee House. It Will Be Considered By The House Education Administration Committee On March 1.

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Vanderbilt Denies Heart Transplant To 7-Month Old Baby Because He Is Not Vaccinated

The Transplant Team At Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital At Vanderbilt, Led By Dr. David Bearl Has Denied Placing 7-Month Old August Stoll On The Transplant List Due To His Vaccination Status.

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Governor Lee Signs Law To Bring Harsher Penalties For Unlicensed Adult Care Facilities

On Tuesday, Governor Bill Lee Signed A Law That Will Create A Statewide Registry Of All Adult Care Facilities That Are Not Currently Licensed And Will Institute Tougher Penalties For Those Facilities That Continue To Operate Without Proper Licensure.

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Bill Prohibiting Anti-Semitism In Tennessee Schools And Universities Passes Unanimously In Senate

A Bill Prohibiting The Teaching Of Anti-Semitic Concepts In Tennessee K-12 Schools, And Institutions Of Higher Learning, Passed The Senate Unanimously On Thursday.

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Legislation Prohibiting Anti-Semitic Concepts In Tennessee Schools On Its Way To Senate

A Bill Prohibiting The Teaching Of Anti-Semitic Concepts In Tennessee Schools Passed The House On Monday And Now Heads To The Senate.

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