Image Credit: Canva submitted by Shaka Mitchell [Senior Fellow at The American Federation for Children / Tennessee Federation for Children] – Two streams of educational choice are converging: the growing number of homeschool students and the expansion of educational choice programs like Gov. Lee’s proposed Education Freedom Scholarship Accounts (EFSA). By now, it is old […]
Image: Bill Sponsors Rep. Mary Littleton & Sen. Paul Rose present HB2169/SB1738 in their respective chamber committees. Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Both the House and the Senate are moving forward with a bill that would protect Tennessee foster and adoptive families from being forced to support policies regarding sexual orientation and […]
Image: House Bill Sponsor Rep. Ron Gant Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – A bill that would remove vaccination requirements when approving potential foster and adoptive homes was passed by the House Civil Justice Committee on Wednesday. House Bill 1726 (HB1726), sponsored by Representative Ron Gant (R-Piperton-District 94), “As introduced, prohibits the Department […]
A Tennessee Bill That Seeks To Protect Foster And Adoptive Families From Being Required To Affirm Certain Policies That Oppose Their Religious And Moral Beliefs Has Passed In The House Children And Family Affairs Subcommittee. Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – A bill sponsored by Representative Mary Littleton (R-Dickson-District 78) was passed by […]
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 Senator Bo Watson presents SB2359 on the Senate floor. Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – A bill prohibiting the requirement for immunizations in order to adopt or host a foster child in the state of Tennessee has passed in the Senate. Senate Bill 2359 (SB2359) “As introduced, prohibits […]
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 […]
I don’t know that the millionaire CEO of a cereal company telling families struggling to buy groceries to just eat cereal for dinner was the best idea. From the reactions he is getting, I’m not alone in commenting on this crazy talk. The cost of food – buying groceries and eating out – is taking […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – A bill to combat current vaccine requirements by allowing moral and religious exemptions for Tennessee families who want to foster or adopt children under 18 months old and/or children with significant medical needs has been passed in the House Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee. House […]
Photo: Sen. Bo Watson says a requirement for foster families of infants to be vaccinated against the flu and whooping cough is discriminatory. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Anita Wadhwani [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] and The Tennessee Conservative Staff – A bill, sponsored by Senator Bo Watson (R-Hixson-District 11) and Representative Ron Gant (R-Piperton-District 94) […]
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