Harvard Report Says Tennessee K-12 Students Recovered From Learning Loss Faster Than Most

Tennessee Saw Some Of The Largest Learning Recovery From Pandemic Conditions, According To A Study From The Harvard Center For Education Policy Research.

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Tennessee District Settles With Parents In Child Abuse Lawsuit After Teacher Allegedly Mistreated Special Ed Students For Years

A Tennessee School District Has Settled With Parents In A Child Abuse Lawsuit. The Teacher Who Allegedly Injured The Children Is Facing 20 Felony Charges From A 2023 Sullivan County Grand Jury Indictment, And If Convicted, Will See Prison Time.

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New Constitutional-Conservative Coalition In East Tennessee

Constitutional Conservative Groups Across East Tennessee Have Come Together To Create The Tennessee Constitutional Grassroots Coalition. This Newly Formed Coalition Currently Represents 12 Counties In East Tennessee Embodying More Than 9,500 Tennessee Residents.

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Tennessee Opioid Dispense Rates Exceed National Averages

In Most Of Tennessee, The Dispensing Rate Of Opioids Was Significantly Higher Than The National Average. Tennessee’s Average Dispense Rate Was 68.5 Per 100 People, Compared To 43.3 Nationally.

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Tennessee Grandma Issues Warning About Sexualized Materials Found In Kid’s Sections Of Public Libraries

Places That Should Be Safe Havens And An Escape From The World Are Becoming More And More Dangerous For Children As Public Libraries Across The State Continue To Be Infiltrated With Books Full Of Sexualized Content And Queer Ideology. One East Tennessee Grandmother Has Had Enough After Discovering Explicitly Inappropriate Materials In The Children’s Section Of The Kingsport Library Where She Had Taken Her 2 And 4-Year-Old Grandchildren.

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Low-Performing Tennessee School Districts Speak Out Against New Accountability Model

With Many Tennessee Public School Districts Having A Very Low Percentage Of Their Students Testing At Grade Level Proficiency, It Is Highly Unlikely The Districts Would Want The Public To Gain An Even Clearer Picture Of The Subpar Education That Is Being Provided.

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Tennessee Awards $5.9M To Communities For Site Development Grants

Tennessee Will Be Sending $5.9 Million Across 10 Grants To Different Communities In The State To Prepare Sites For New Businesses.The Grants Are Designed To Be Used For Both Infrastructure And Engineering Work At Sites To Put Them On The State’s Select Tennessee List That It Promotes To Companies Looking To Move To The State.

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Tax Burden Per Capita For Ten Largest Counties In Tennessee

Every County And City In Tennessee Are Going Through The Same Budget Process Currently. Many Communities Are Faced With Hard Choices. When Making These Decisions It Is Important To Remember That Pursuit Of “All Or Nothing” Scenarios, While Crafting A Direction For The Government, Misses The Valuable Opportunity Of Consensus Building.

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