New policy limits public presence in the Tennessee House chamber
Tennessee State House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, unveiled a new policy on the first day of the new legislative session.
Special session on public safety ends in with more chaos in the State House
The special session on public safety ended much as it has proceeded over the last week, with chaos. After the.
- by Tennessee Firefly Staff
- August 29, 2023
House Republicans continue passing legislation despite Democrats leaving chamber in protest
The special session on public safety produced another chaotic meeting in the State House Monday. House members voted 70 to.
- by Sky Arnold
- August 29, 2023
‘The Wild West’: GOP Lawmakers Push to Refuse Billions in Federal School Funds
Republican leaders in two states — Tennessee and Oklahoma — have taken steps to cut ties with the U.S. Department.
- by Linda Jacobson, The 74
- March 29, 2023
Senate committee surprisingly takes House Speaker Cameron Sexton’s education bills off notice for the year
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton’s proposals to create home school charter schools and to study the potential impact of opting.
- by Tennessee Firefly Staff
- March 23, 2023
Tennessee House speaker proposes task force to look into rejecting federal education funds
House Speaker Cameron Sexton wants to create a task force to study the feasibility of Tennessee rejecting U.S. education dollars.
- by Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- March 13, 2023
House Committee decides to extend debate on home school charter schools
In a perhaps surprising twist, the House Education Administration Committee decided not to vote on House Speaker Cameron Sexton’s charter.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 9, 2023
Speaker Sexton’s home school charter school proposal sails through subcommittee
Legislators on the Tennessee House K-12 Subcommittee surprisingly approved a major proposal impacting both home school students and public charter.
- by Sky Arnold
- March 1, 2023
Tennessee is talking about rejecting federal education funding. What would that mean for kids?
When House Speaker Cameron Sexton recently floated the idea of Tennessee rejecting U.S. education dollars to free its schools from.
- by Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- February 15, 2023