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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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Schools Across The State Have Been Able To Receive School Safety Grant Money Since The End Of June, And A Recently Released Report Shows Just How Much Money Each System Will Be Receiving
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Newly Filled Tennessee Special Session Bills Focus In On Topics Ranging From Handgun Carry Policies For Private Schools, Redirecting State Funds For Psychiatric Services, Specifying What Kinds Of Autopsy Reports Are Public Documents, Reporting Requirements For Mental Health Professionals, A Loan Repayment Program For Mental Health Professionals, And Creating A Class D Felony For Anyone Who Coerces A Minor To Steal Firearms Or Commit Certain Crimes Using Firearms.
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The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office Has Released Updated Interactive Online Maps And Dashboards For K-12 Education. The Dashboards And Maps Display Data On Public Schools, Public School Districts, Private Schools, Church-Related Schools, And Home Schools For The 2021-2022 School Year.
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Yesterday at 1:00 pm in the first press conference since the shooting at Covenant Christian school, and in the wake of the protests at The Capitol last week, Governor Bill Lee addressed the press along with other Republican leaders announcing plans to strengthen security at all schools both public and private all across the Volunteer state.Â
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HB1214 Could Both Threaten The Best Current School Choice Options We Have And Introduce New, Worse Ones. Broadly Speaking, We Now Have Public, Private, Charter, And Homeschool Options In Tennessee. House Bill 1214 And Its Sister, Senate Bill 1194, Have The Potential To Alter Several Of These Choices.
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Tennessee Public Schools Have Lost More Than 14,000 Students Since The Start Of The Pandemic — With Most Switching To Private Schools And A Lesser Number Newly Homeschooled, A New Report From The Urban Institute Has Found.
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Tennessee Is Taking Steps To Ensure That Private Schools Get The Opportunity To Receive Nearly $60 Million In Unused Federal Covid Relief Funds Set Aside For Them In 2021.
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A Three-Judge Panel Ruled Last Week That Tennessee’s School Voucher Program Is Good To Proceed Without Any Further Court Intervention.
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According To Niche, An Education Research Platform, This Nashville School Ranks As The Best Private High School In Tennessee. The School Enrolls A Total Of 1,071 Students, And Its Student-Teacher Ratio Is 9:1.
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