Image Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Still chafing over questionable decisions at TSU two years ago, the Senate Education Committee voted Wednesday to clear out the historical Black university’s board of directors. The measure moves next to the full Senate, charging Gov. Bill Lee with appointing eight new […]
Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative Staff – 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. Senate Bill 2923 (SB2923), sponsored by Senator Paul Bailey (R-Sparta-District 15), would make it mandatory for students to learn […]
Image Credit: Canva The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – The Tennessee Legislature’s debate on education savings accounts will continue Wednesday when competing versions of the bill are heard by the Senate Education Committee and House Education Administration. Both versions involve a significant number of the ESAs, which will start at $7,075 and can be […]
Image: Bill Sponsor Representative Chris Todd Presents HB2882 on the House floor. Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – A bill that will require Tennessee public schools and public charter schools to provide annual firearm safety training for students was passed by the House on Thursday. House Bill 2882 (HB2882), sponsored by Representative Chris […]
Image: Senate Education Committee Chair, Senator Jon Lundberg Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – The Senate Education Committee was presented with the Senate version of Governor Lee’s school choice legislation, which, as previously reported, is vastly different from the version presented in the House this week. The summary on this […]
Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Last week, the Tennessee Department of Education released accountability data for public school districts across the state. The accountability model used by the state looks at grade band success rates, rates of chronic absenteeism, how students perform on the English Language Proficiency Assessment, and graduation rates. Districts […]
Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Proposed legislation would prohibit Tennessee students from having electronic devices in school. House Bill 2758 (HB2758), filed by Representative Rebecca Alexander (R-Jonesborough-District 7), would “prohibit students from displaying using, or accessing an electronic device during instructional time.” According to the bill, school systems can authorize or provide […]
Image Credit: Gov. Bill Lee / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative [By Jason Vaughn] – In the form of a 7-page amendment to a caption bill, the language for Governor Lee’s “Education Freedom Scholarship Act” has been revealed. Representative William Lamberth (R-Portland-District 44) filed House Bill 2468 (HB2468) on January 30th of this year as a […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Jason Vaughn] – Yesterday, in the Tennessee House Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee a bill seeking to add an explicit, standing provision to the Age Appropriate Materials Act of 2022 that would give parents the ability to file claims to enforce the Act was placed behind the budget. […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – A bill mandating firearm safety training for public school students passed the House Education Instruction Committee yesterday 12-3 and now moves to the House floor for a vote. Following a spirited debate about the bill, its concepts and implementation between Republicans and Democrats, Representative Scott […]
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