Hamilton County Schools Announce Summer REACH Program And Proposed Budget For Next Year

Hamilton County School’s Summer REACH Program, Proposed 2021-22 Budget And Plans For Next School Term.

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Attorneys Ask TN Supreme Court To Allow State To Prepare For Possible Launch Of School-Choice Program

Attorneys Representing Families And Schools That Stand To Benefit From School-Choice Program Are Asking The Tennessee Supreme Court To Allow The State To Accept & Process Applications For The Program As Court Proceedings Continue.

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Getting Tennessee Kids Back In the Classroom with School Board Member, Rhonda Thurman

Since the school shutdowns began due to the pandemic, learning loss and literacy in children have become hot topics in Tennessee. Reaching for Academic Excellence and Accountability for Teachers has fallen to the wayside, leaving children’s education and futures in question. Many frustrated citizens feel the edicts issued from State and Local Levels are putting children in more danger than the virus ever could. In this interview with Hamilton County School Board District 1 Representative, Rhonda Thurman, we discuss these topics, along with the ineffectiveness of remote learning, actual educational costs, school budgets, school choice and more.

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COVID-19 & Budget Cuts Focus Of TN Education Discussions

Teacher raises, vacant positions and funding for school districts with decreased enrollment this school year were some of the topics discussed Tuesday as the chiefs of Tennessee’s education agencies presented their proposed budgets for the upcoming fiscal year.

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Is UnifiEd Too Extreme for Hamilton County Students?

UnifiEd has unquestionably stirred up controversy since the Benwood Foundation began its funding at an annual rate of $600,000 and induced other local foundations to kick in an additional annual funding of approximately $100,000.

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