STATE EDUCATION NEWS

Carter County leaders say the failing virtual school is only taking weekly attendance.

Supporters say the expansion is needed because the program has reached its 20,000-scholarship capacity for two consecutive years.

The bill will be put on hold for the year because of concerns it might cause the state to forfeit a billion dollars in federal funding.

The bill would require all public colleges and universities to adopt policies on freedom of expression and on each institution’s role in political and social action.

The lawmaker’s legislation would require some eighth-graders to take the subject.

Representatives Yusuf Hakeem and Sam McKenzie helped preserve barriers for families enrolling out-of-district.

18 Democrats and 1 GOP gubernatorial candidate voted against the bill.

School districts may display the Biblical texts, along with the first sentence of the second paragraph of the preamble to the Declaration of Independence, and the preamble to the United States Constitution, in a “prominent location.”

The legislation faces a key vote in the House next week.

The House K-12 Subcommittee advanced House Bill 2422 to the full Education Committee on a vote that split both parties.

Democrats fail in bid to increase accountability for the program.

Leaders will still need to reconcile differences with the Senate version of the bill.

Nashville State University’s North Davidson campus is launching the new college beginning Aug. 25 for the upcoming fall semester.

Lowe’s legislation would address challenges students face enrolling in out-of-district schools.

The bill was passed after testimony from Lakie Derrick, who started the Turning Point USA chapter at East Tennessee State University and represented Club America at the meeting.

If passed, the bill will increase the maximum number of scholarships to 40,000 in the 2026-2027 school year.

Lawmakers received conflicting reports on how much the requirement could cost.

The House K-12 Subcommittee advanced the plan on a 5-3 vote on Tuesday morning.

Lee said the number of economically distressed poverty counties has been cut in half due to greater access to opportunity and to education.

Bill affects virtual schools falling “significantly below expectations” for three straight years.

Grundy County teachers were the only educators in the state who didn’t receive a $2,300 bonus.

The bill attracted attention last year before being put on hold due to funding concerns.

The bill requires schools to submit a schedule of local assessments.

Slater is sponsoring legislation to make it easier to enroll children outside their zoned school district.

The presentation, titled “Making Instructional Coherence Work Through Evidence, Practice, and Scale,” included a panel discussion reflecting on shared lessons taken from both district-level and school-level implementation of high-dosage tutoring and instructional coherence. (Pexels/RDNE Stock project)

The item is likely to come up again in the future, but with added language that allows students and their parents/guardians to sign a waiver to opt out of taking two credits of a foreign language to graduate. Each district’s superintendent would accept the waivers. (Tennessee State Board of Education Logo)

McNally was first elected to the Tennessee General Assembly in 1978 as a state representative

Governor Lee is proposing $339 million in new K-12 spending.

Sen. Seal and Hatcher helped reform the approval process for charter schools.

Multiple districts, including Metro Nashville Public Schools, remained closed for more than a week following the storm due to transportation and power disruptions.