House education leaders decline to vote on bill outlawing marriage between first cousins
Two State Representatives who’ve played a big role in education legislation this session were among the nine Republicans who declined.
State lawmakers continue to advance conflicting plans to reduce the number of fourth-graders held back under new reading requirements
Tennessee lawmakers have expressed a desire to reduce the number of fourth-graders held back this summer under new state reading.
- by Reana Gibson
- April 2, 2024
Questions remain after Education Freedom Scholarship Act passes two key committees
Walter Blanks Jr. says his experience with public schools growing up in an economically disadvantaged neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio was.
- by Sky Arnold
- March 7, 2024
House committee advances bill to offer teacher assistance with childcare
Tennessee teachers could receive help with childcare under legislation that advanced from a key House committee Wednesday. Representative Scott Cepicky’s,.
- by Reana Gibson
- February 29, 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
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.
- by Reana Gibson
- January 9, 2024
Representative Scott Cepicky proposes guardrails for artificial intelligence in the classroom
When members of the Tennessee General Assembly convened the 113th General Session last January, ChatGPT was less than two months.
- by Sky Arnold
- January 4, 2024
‘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
House subcommittee ends its year by advancing three bills to make higher education more attainable to Tennessee students
The Tennessee House Higher Education Subcommittee ended its work this year by moving several pieces of legislation forward to support.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 21, 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