Tennessee School Districts Lose Title I Money Amid Shifts Stemming From Federal Audit
Some Tennessee School Districts Lost Title I Federal Funding Last Week Abruptly And Without Clear Explanation From The Tennessee Department Of Education.
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Rutherford County Schools
State Retention Law Could Force MNPS To Retain Nearly Three Fourths Of Third Graders
Only 27.4% Of MNPS Third Graders In MNPS Met The Benchmark Score On Tests Administered Last Spring. The School District Showed Some Of The Lowest Achievement Scores In Reading In Middle Tennessee.
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Several Middle Tennessee Public School Districts Dealing With Teacher Shortages
With School Starting In Less Than Two Weeks For Some Middle Tennessee Students, Some School Districts Still Have Hundreds Of Teaching Positions Left Unfilled.
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Rutherford County Principal Fired For Dragging Special Needs Student Through Hallway
The Rutherford County School Board Voted Last Week To Terminate An Elementary School Principal Accused Of Dragging A Special Needs Student Down A Lengthy Hallway.
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Representative White Hopes To Kill School Choice Bill At Taxpayer-Funded Lobbyist Urging
Representative White Is Sponsoring A Bill That Will Repeal All The Changes Made By Last Year’s Open Enrollment Bill And Allow School Districts To Return To How They Operated In The Past Where Each District Was Permitted To Create Their Own Policy.
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Tyranny In Small Town Tennessee
The Genius Of Our Founding Fathers Was Not Just Three Co-Equal Branches Of Government, But Their Vision For A Government “For The People And By The People”. Their Vision For Citizen Participation In Government To Ensure Those Elected To Public Office, Are Meeting The Wants And Needs Of Those They Represent. However, Many Parents Across This Country Are Finding Significant Opposition To This Foundational Principle, Especially From Those We Have Elected To Educate Our Children. In One Parents’ Case, This Resulted In Law Enforcement Intervention To Prevent Such Participation In A Small Town In Rutherford County, Tennessee.
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School Districts Across State Continue To Defy Mask Opt-Out Order
More Than Twenty School Districts Across Tennessee Are Requiring Students To Wear Masks, Despite The Fact That Governor Bill Lee Signed An Executive Order That Gives Parents The Freedom To Opt Their Children Out Of The Mandates.
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Rutherford County Schools Mask Policy Must Be Suspended
An Attorney For Rutherford County Schools (RCS) Has Confirmed That No Record Of A Mask Policy Being Filed Through A Policy Committee Or The Director Of Schools Exists. This Step Is Required Before Bringing Any Policy Before The Public Or Enacting Any RCS Policy Changes. Because The Proper Process Was Not Followed, The Mask Policy Changes Discussed In RCS Board Meetings Last Week Must Be Suspended.
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Wilson County Schools Will Require Masks Until October
In A Recent Meeting Of The Wilson County School Board, The Members Voted To Require Masks Until At Least October. Starting On Friday, September 10, Masks Will Have To Be Worn In Classrooms Across The District.
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Masking Remains Optional In Rutherford County Schools After Heated Board Meeting
Following A Specially-Called Meeting Of The Rutherford County Board Of Education, It Was Decided That Masking In The School District Will Remain Optional.
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