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The Friday Flicker

Everything that mattered, everything you missed, and what is coming next. The week, recapped before the weekend.

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2026

  • The Friday Flicker#11August 1, 2026

    LEAD Students Find Useful 'Thought Partner' in AI

    LEAD's Alpha AI Program teaches students to use artificial intelligence as a collaborative thinking tool.

  • The Friday Flicker#10July 25, 2026

    Blackburn proposes statewide school cell phone ban

    Tennessee's new senator wants stricter classroom phone rules, though state law already restricts student devices during instruction.

  • The Friday Flicker#9July 18, 2026

    School Choice Divides Candidates in East Tennessee GOP Primary

    Two Republicans clash over taxpayer-funded private school vouchers as East Tennessee voters head to the polls.

  • The Friday Flicker#8July 11, 2026

    Trimble Academy Supporters Say Their Application Wasn't Given a Fair Review

    Dyer County School Board rejected Trimble Academy despite evaluators recommending approval of the charter application.

  • The Friday Flicker#7July 4, 2026

    Board Names Leigh Webb Interim Superintendent of Williamson County Schools

    Webb, a longtime district educator, steps into the role following the board's decision to part ways with the previous superintendent.

  • The Friday Flicker#6June 27, 2026

    Proposal to directly target higher education funding moves closer to approval

    The Tennessee Higher Education Commission will vote next month on changes designed to promote good-paying, in-demand jobs.

  • The Friday Flicker#5June 20, 2026

    State to Consider Targeted Approach to Incentivizing Higher Education

    Tennessee may shift how it funds colleges, tying more dollars to graduates who land high-paying jobs in needed fields.

  • The Friday Flicker#4June 13, 2026

    Alcoa middle schoolers win $10,000 for AI club project

    East Tennessee fourth and fifth-graders created an app concept to help students with their homework.

  • The Friday Flicker#3June 6, 2026

    Knox County Schools to Ask Legislators to Revise Book-Banning Law

    Knox County Schools seeks changes to state law after pulling and reinstating Roots amid confusion over book-banning rules.

  • The Friday Flicker#2May 30, 2026

    New Research Finds Tennessee's Teacher Unions are the Third Weakest

    Union strength dropped eight places from the Fordham Institute's last ranking a decade ago.

  • The Friday Flicker#1May 23, 2026

    Clarksville Parents Criticize Support Following Fatal School Bus Crash

    Five parents told the school board it failed to support families after the crash that killed three students.