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 […]
Bill That Will Terminate Tennessee Parents Rights After “Substantial Non-Compliance” Passes Senate Judiciary With Amendments A Bill That Proposes The Ability For The Tennessee Department Of Children’s Services (DCS) To Terminate Parental Rights Within 10 … Source link
Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The Tennessee State Board of Education has finally defined the “adequate growth” needed to determine whether fourth graders are held back under the state’s reading retention law. The third grade reading law was originally passed in 2021 but was not put into place until 2023. The law […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The House Education Administration Committee heard legislation that would allow private schools in Tennessee to create their own policies for allowing handguns on campus. State Representative Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood-District 61) explained that House Bill 1631 (HB1631) clarifies that “a private school serving students in any of the […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Legislation that will require Tennessee public schools and universities to establish policies regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) will move on to the full Senate for voting after being passed by the Education Committee. Senator Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald-District 28) presented Senate Bill 1711 (SB1711), which would […]
Eva Brann’s latest book, “Pursuits of Happiness,” is a collection of essays which range from Aeschylus to Austen, with topics spanning the nature of time itself to Sacred Scripture. Interspersed here are two parts constituting the whole of an ideal education. Pursuits of Happiness: On Being Interested by Eva Brann (640 pages, Paul Dry Books, […]
Following A Line Of Questions And A Deferral Request From Democrats, A Bill That Clarifies The Age-Appropriate Act Of 2002 Passed The Tennessee House Education Administration Committee. Image: Representative Gino Bulso Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The House Education Administration Committee considered House Bill 1632 (HB1632), sponsored by Representative Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood-District […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Legislation that would require schools in Tennessee to create policies regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by students, teachers, faculty, and staff has passed the House Education Administration Committee and will proceed to the Government Operations Committee. House Bill 1630 (HB1630), sponsored by State Representative Scott Cepicky […]
Earlier today, I wrote about a school in Washington State that held a candlelight vigil for, of all people, Fidel Castro. They were celebrating him as a “martyr” of the Social Justice/decolonization movement–an interesting idea given that he was a murderous tyrant who died at the ripe old age of 90 of natural causes. You […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Legislation that would allow Tennessee private schools to create a policy for allowing handguns on campus has been recommended for passage by the House Civil Justice Committee and has been referred to the House Education Administration Committee. House Bill 1631 (HB1631), sponsored by State Representative Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood-District […]
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