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New Tennessee Education Commissioner Recommends Extension Of Literacy Training Contract Born Out Of Nepotism

Image: Tennessee Education Commissioner Lizzette Gonzalez Reynolds Image Credit: TNDeptofEducation / YouTube The Tennessee Conservative [by Adelia Kirchner] – Tennessee’s new Education Commissioner Lizzette Reynolds is recommending that the state keep its contract with a New York-based literacy training group despite the contract’s nepotistic origins. Back in December of 2021, the state legislature’s Fiscal Review […]

January 22, 2024

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Many Factors Paving Way For Education Savings Accounts, School Choice, And Public School Exodus

First in a series of reports Image Credit: Skyler Ewing / Pexels By David Seal [Special to The Tennessee Conservative] – A tidal wave is under way. Students and teachers are leaving public education for a variety of reasons, a symptom of widespread discontent that is fueling the demand for public education money to follow […]

January 10, 2024

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

Image Credit: Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office & Google Earth The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – A Tennessee school district has settled with parents in a child abuse lawsuit. Four special education students are to receive $70 thousand each to be set aside for them after Kingsport City Schools (KCS) settled a federal lawsuit for […]

January 10, 2024

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Roane County High School Teacher And Coach Accused Of Sexual Harassment

Image Credit: Jake Witter / Facebook & Roane County School District The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – A Roane County teacher and baseball coach has been found to have violated the Teacher Code of Ethics. Jacob Witter was a teacher at Rockwood High School and a baseball coach at Roane County High School. Several […]

January 8, 2024

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Rep. Ragan Introduces Bill To Mandate De-escalation Training For Teachers In Effort To Reduce School Shootings

Image Credit: State Representative John Ragan / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – Representative John Ragan (R-Oak Ridge-District 33) has introduced a bill ahead of the upcoming 114th General Assembly that would mandate annual de-escalation training for teachers, amending the Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) Act. House Bill 1633 (HB1633) would amend […]

January 5, 2024

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Tennessee General Assembly Set To Reconvene Next Week

Image: Representative Scott Cepicky (R-Culleoka) Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – With lots of work to be done, Tennessee’s 2024 general session begins at noon on Tuesday, January 9th. Representative Scott Cepicky (R-Culleoka) didn’t mince words when he said he anticipates the coming session to be “contentious.” Cepicky further stated, “Is […]

January 5, 2024

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Tennessee Bill Proposes Emergency Body Camera Funding For Teachers

Image Credit: Alliance for Excellent Education / Allison Shelley – CC The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – A pair of Tennessee lawmakers announced they introduced a bill to fund emergency body cameras and call buttons for school teachers with $300 in funding apiece. State Sen. Mark Pody, R-Lebanon, and State Rep. Susan Lynn, R-Mount […]

January 2, 2024

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Hamilton County Public Schools Are Not Safe

Image Credit: Hamilton County Schools / Facebook By Scarlen Valderaz [Special to The Tennessee Conservative] – Parents across Hamilton County send their children to public school with the expectation that their children will learn to read, write, and do math in a safe environment. It is shocking and infuriating to know that this is not […]

December 22, 2023

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