Tennessee Conservative
A Bill To Create Year-Round Boarding Schools Or “Opportunity Public Charter Schools” For “At-Risk” Youth In Tennessee Has Been Pulled From Behind The Governor’s Budget And Has Been Scheduled For A Vote On The House Floor On April 18th.
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Tennessee House Representatives Passed A Measure On Tuesday That Will Allow Public And Charter Schools To Hire Retired Law Enforcement And Military Personnel As On-Campus Security In School Resource Officer Positions.
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The Senate Education Committee Passed A Bill That Would Require Tennessee Students In Public Schools And Public Charter Schools To Take An Annual Handgun Safety Course.
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The Tennessee Senate Education Committee Will Hear A Proposed Law On Wednesday That Would Require An Annual Handgun Safety Course For All Public School And Public Charter School Students.
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The Tennessee Senate Has Passed An Amended Bill Intended To Bring More Clarity To The Suitability Of Library Materials Found In Tennessee’s Public And Charter Schools.
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A Memphis Middle Schooler Took A School Security Guard’s Gun And Left Campus With It On Tuesday. Investigating Police Officers Stated That The School’s Security Guard Left Her Gun In A Stall Of The Girl’s Restroom Shortly Before 11 A.M. And Didn’t Realize It Was Missing Until Around 12 P.M.
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A Policy Paper States That No Connection Has Been Shown Between Increased Public-School Spending And School Performance. The Paper Also States That Expanding Parents’ Access To Public Charter Schools And Private School ESAs Could Provide An Incentive For Public Schools To Use K-12 Education Dollars Wisely.
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New Legislation Has Been Introduced That Would Prohibit School Districts And Public Charter Schools In The State From Displaying Any Flags Other Than The U.S. Flag And The Tennessee State Flag.
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