Tag: students

Bill Ensuring Compliance With Tennessee’s Age-Appropriate Materials Act Passes House Education Committee

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 […]

Memphis Area High Schools Explain Book Selection Process

Some Memphis Area High School Administrators Say That Adherence To State Guidelines Regarding Book Selection Has Kept Them From Having To Deal With Controversy That Some Other Tennessee School Districts Have Faced. Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative Staff – While books have always been a source of conversation, the last few years have brought […]

Annual Report Ranks Free Speech Policies Of Tennessee Universities

Image Credit: TheFire.org The Tennessee Conservative Staff – An annual report from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression says that only one Tennessee public university is strong when it comes to free speech policies on campus. The foundation’s yearly Spotlight on Speech Codes gave the University of Tennessee at Knoxville a rating of “green”, […]

Ohio May Pay Students to Not Skip School – HotAir

Ohio has been dealing with a chronic problem in its public schools known as chronic absenteeism or truancy. That’s defined as a situation where students are missing more than ten percent of school days over a prolonged period. They were already dealing with this issue prior to the pandemic, but since then it’s gotten considerably […]