Statehouse policy and politics
Disaster relief and preparations for Trump immigration policy will also be on the agenda.
Dozens of school-related bills are filed as the legislature convenes
The latest bill generates many of the same concerns that helped sink his 2024 proposal.
Lee wants his Education Freedom plan up and running for the 2025-26 school year.
So-called ‘opportunity’ charter schools will be held to a different standard
Book banning action has escalated locally, not at the state level
Are the policies making students better readers? Some officials are encouraged.
New report identifies $9.8 billion in facility needs for traditional public schools.
Under an expanded state law, the removals have gone from ‘a trickle to a tidal wave,’ says one librarian
'We know Tennessee. We know our children,' said Gov. Bill Lee
'We are not for sale,’ say teachers who want more meaningful investments in public schools.
Testing requirements for voucher recipients, one-time bonuses for public school teachers, and new funding for public school facilities are among the highlights
The analysis has national implications for ongoing reforms aimed at making swift and dramatic improvement to persistently low-performing schools.
Will the GOP supermajority be able to agree on a universal plan this time?
Tennessee charter commission members express little confidence in options within Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
Strong fiscal management means ‘We don’t have to choose.’
The current state budget includes $144 million for a private school voucher proposal that failed to pass.
Also removed: ‘Wicked’ and ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’
One librarian anonymously reported pulling 300 titles since the school year’s start.
Tennessee’s Missy Testerman speaks out against classroom and library censorship, private school vouchers