Image Credit: Justice for Landon / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative Staff – A Clarksville mother is petitioning the local school board to terminate a tenured teacher who allegedly screamed at her special needs son and pulled his hair. Jacaira Crockett organized a group that held a demonstration at the Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board on Tuesday, […]
Image Credit: Canva By David Seal [Special to The Tennessee Conservative] – Marion Knight is a resident of Jefferson County and a distinguished retired schoolteacher. She offered to help Jefferson County Schools two years ago by volunteering to ride on a few bus routes as a citizen monitor. After getting the bureaucratic run-arounds about her […]
Image: Bill sponsor Sen. Paul Bailey answers questions about SB2923 in the Senate Education Committee. Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The Senate Education Committee passed a bill that would require Tennessee students in public schools and public charter schools to take an annual handgun safety course. Senator Paul Bailey (R-Sparta-District 15) presented […]
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: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – The Tennessee Senate has passed an amended bill intended to bring more clarity to the suitability of library materials found in Tennessee’s public and charter schools. Senate Bill 1060 (SB1060) was substituted with its companion bill, House Bill 0843 (HB0843), and passed in the Senate […]
Image: From Left – Robby Starbuck, Rep. Scott Cepicky, Rep. Todd Warner Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – After over four hours of deliberation on Wednesday, the House version of this year’s school choice legislation, also known as “The House Public School Omnibus Bill,” was passed out of the House Education […]
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: Representative Mark White (R-Memphis-District 83) presented HB1183 to the House K-12 Subcommittee. Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – After over 2 hours and much discussion, HB1183 – the school voucher legislation that has been called “The House Public School Omnibus Bill,” passed out of the House K-12 subcommittee with […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – Three Republicans on the Senate Education Committee voted against a bill yesterday that would ban certain flags, including Pride flags, from being displayed in public school classrooms. Senate Bill 1722 (SB1722) sponsored by Senator Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald-District 28) narrowly passed a roll call vote with […]
Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Both the Tennessee House and Senate have voted in favor of legislation that requires public schools and universities in the state to establish policies for the use of artificial intelligence (AI). State Senator Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald-District 28) presented Senate Bill 1711 (SB1711). An amendment was brought by […]
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