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Covenant School Shooting parents say final police report vindicates their desire to keep the shooter’s writings from public release
Covenant School Shooting parents say final police report vindicates their desire to keep the shooter’s writings from public release

The report claims Hale intentionally left behind materials to be found, analyzed, and publicly released and investigators say she wanted books, documentaries, and movies to be made about her. They also say she hoped her actions would show future shooters how they could succeed with proper planning.

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House committee breaks with the Senate on bill to reduce Tennessee’s testing system
House committee breaks with the Senate on bill to reduce Tennessee’s testing system

Representative Mark Cochran, R-Englewood, announced Wednesday morning that he plans to amend his legislation without including the key compromise announced in the Senate that would study the state’s accountability system instead of weakening it.

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Knoxville lawmakers share misinformation about public charter schools to attack legislation that supports them
Knoxville lawmakers share misinformation about public charter schools to attack legislation that supports them

Legislation that supporters say will help ensure public charter schools are approved timely and without political bias advanced from the House Education Committee Tuesday, but not without multiple misleading statements by Knoxville-based opponents.

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Bill requiring student citizenship verification passes key Senate committee vote
Bill requiring student citizenship verification passes key Senate committee vote

Watson told committee members his bill is meant to help gather information and ease what he calls a financial burden placed on local districts with English language learnerprograms, pointing to a steady rise in the costs of those programs over the past eight years.

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House subcommittee narrowly advances legislation to reduce testing for high school students
House subcommittee narrowly advances legislation to reduce testing for high school students
Experts say nondegree credentials could help address Tennessee’s workforce shortage
Experts say nondegree credentials could help address Tennessee’s workforce shortage
Committee advances Representative Bulso’s proposal to prohibit transgender students from using multi-occupant bathrooms of their identified sex
Committee advances Representative Bulso’s proposal to prohibit transgender students from using multi-occupant bathrooms of their identified sex
House Subcommittee advances bill to expand full-service community schools
House Subcommittee advances bill to expand full-service community schools
Deep cuts, scholarship caps proposed by TSU leaders to ease financial strain
Deep cuts, scholarship caps proposed by TSU leaders to ease financial strain
Business and education leaders discuss classroom to workforce pathway opportunities and challenges
Business and education leaders discuss classroom to workforce pathway opportunities and challenges
SCORE launches new grant to support innovative education to career programs
SCORE launches new grant to support innovative education to career programs
State officials warn of potential $20 million lottery scholarship funding shortfall
State officials warn of potential $20 million lottery scholarship funding shortfall
Governor Lee unveils new plans for technical education and K-12 spending in State of State address
Governor Lee unveils new plans for technical education and K-12 spending in State of State address
University of Memphis launches Memphis Research Ecosystem Leaders Program 
University of Memphis launches Memphis Research Ecosystem Leaders Program 
University of Tennessee-Chattanooga doctoral candidate develops self-encrypting AI
University of Tennessee-Chattanooga doctoral candidate develops self-encrypting AI
University of Tennessee Chattanooga mathematician’s research on the spread of infectious diseases goes global
University of Tennessee Chattanooga mathematician’s research on the spread of infectious diseases goes global

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