House subcommittee advances legislation to reduce the number of children at risk for repeating the fourth-grade
Members of the House K-12 Subcommittee voted Tuesday to advance a bill designed to reduce the number of fourth-grade students.
Acceleration program for at-risk students shining bright in Haywood County
Seventh-grader Jasmine Anderson told members of the House Education Committee that she struggled in school before enrolling in the Star.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 20, 2024
House subcommittee debates proposals to improve school safety
Members of the House K-12 Subcommittee turned their focus to school safety Wednesday by voting on a series of bills.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 14, 2024
Proposed legislation to change the kindergarten age cutoff date fails in House subcommittee
A bill that would change the age cutoff date for children enrolling in enrolling in kindergarten failed to advance out.
- by Reana Gibson
- February 21, 2024
Controversial pride flag ban bill advances in the House
Representative Gino Bulso’s, R-Brentwood, bill that would prohibit pride flags in classrooms advanced from a House Subcommittee Tuesday, but not.
- by Reana Gibson
- February 7, 2024
Heated debate over pride flags in the classroom will continue into next week
Tennessee House members are holding off making the first vote on a controversial bill that would only allow classrooms to.
- by Reana Gibson
- January 31, 2024
Fears of a strain on teachers kills legislation to allow increased classroom size
Tennessee House members killed legislation that could have allowed public school districts the ability to increase their maximum classroom sizes..
- by Reana Gibson
- March 22, 2023
Compromise to reduce the number of children held back from Tennessee’s Third-Grade Retention Law passes key committees
State lawmakers in two key committees advanced a compromise bill this week to tweak Tennessee’s highly criticized Third-Grade Retention Law..
- by Reana Gibson
- March 15, 2023
House subcommittee approves investments benefitting private school families and teachers
Members of the Tennessee House K-12 Subcommittee moved two bills forward Tuesday that invest education dollars into vastly different areas..
- by Reana Gibson
- March 8, 2023
Legislation to expand the Education Savings Account Program to Hamilton County advances
Legislation to expand the controversial Education Savings Account (ESA) program advanced through a key subcommittee Tuesday night. The House K-12.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 1, 2023