Bill To “Rebrand” Poor Performing Department In Charge Of Failing Schools Wins Support Of Republicans

Democrat Representative Antonio Parkinson Introduced His Bill In The House Education Administration Committee On Wednesday Sounding Like A Conservative When He Likened A Hypothetical Bad Business Investment To Funding For A State Run School District.

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HB1214 Is A Bad Choice For School Choice (Op-Ed)

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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Senate Bill To Limit Parents’ Right To Withdraw Children From TN Public Schools Stalled For This Session

A Senate Bill Aimed At Limiting Parental Rights To Withdraw Their Children From Public Schools In Tennessee Has Been Assigned To The General Subcommittee Of The Senate Education Committee. Meanwhile, The House Version Of The Bill Remains A Caption Bill And Has Not Moved Forward.

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House Subcommittee Votes Down Bill To Allow Larger Class Sizes In Tennessee Public Schools

A Bill That Would Have Eliminated The Maximum Class Size In Tennessee Public Schools Failed In The House K-12 Subcommittee On Tuesday.

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House Speaker Sexton Proposes Panel To Consider Rejection Of Federal Education Funding

House Speaker Cameron Sexton Is Looking Into The Creation Of A Task Force To Determine Whether It Would Be Feasible For Tennessee To Reject Federal Education Funding In An Attempt To Eliminate Federal Regulation Of State Public Schools.

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House Speaker Pushes Hybrid Charter Schools For Homeschoolers And Boarding Schools For “At Risk” Youth In Same Bill

Representative Mark White Introduced A Caption Bill On Behalf Of House Speaker Cameron Sexton Last Week That Would Allow For Two Very Different Types Of Charter Schools In Tennessee.

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Killed Bills To Close Primaries, RINOs Don’t Care About Your Freedoms, The Fight To Regain Freedom of Speech & Much More! – The TennCon Big 7

1) Bill To Close Tennessee Primaries And Stop Crossover Voting Fails In Committee
2) Republicans Kill Bill That Would Have Protected Religious And Medical Freedoms
3) House Committee Kills Legislation To Restrict Foreign Ownership Of TN Property Due To Lack Of Funding
4) TN House Subcommittee Passes Bill Prohibiting Local Government Funded Abortions
5) Senate Passes Bill Allowing Increased Class Sizes In Tennessee Public Schools
6) Bill To Prohibit Social Media Platforms From Censoring Tennesseans Heads To Committee Hearings
7) Bills To Curb Transportation And Harboring Of Illegal Aliens In Tennessee Slated For Committee Hearings

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Senate Passes Bill Allowing Increased Class Sizes In Tennessee Public Schools

Yesterday, The Senate Passed A Bill That Would Potentially Allow School Districts To Increase Maximum Class Sizes In Tennessee Public Schools.

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Legislation Aims To Finish Initiative Started Last Session: To Get Porn Out Of Tennessee School Libraries

A Pair Of Bills Will Be Heard Before The Criminal Justice Subcommittee At Noon On 3/7/2023, That Will Set Out To Finish A Task Yet To Be Accomplished In The State Of Tennessee.

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