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Senate committee advances legislation requiring students to watch a video made by an abortion rights opposition group

Members of the Senate Education Committee voted to advance legislation Wednesday that would require Tennessee students to watch a fetal.

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Bill to vacate TSU board of trustees advances from key Senate committee

Legislation that would vacate the Tennessee State University Board of Trustees and allow Governor Bill Lee to appoint eight new.

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Senate committee advances bill to help students who suffer a cardiac arrest

Two years ago, Linton Beck unexpectedly suffered a cardiac arrest in his chemistry class. The Station Camp High School senior.

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Senate committee narrowly advances bill banning pride flags

A bill that would ban pride flags in Tennessee classrooms narrowly managed to advance on a 5-4 vote in the.

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Senate Committee advances bills dealing with gender identity in sports and “divisive concepts”

The Senate Education Committee advanced two controversial bills Wednesday that have faced criticism from LGBTQ and civil rights activists.

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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..

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Senate Education Committee gives a negative recommendation to Tennessee State University’s budget

The Tennessee Comptroller’s criticism of Tennessee State University leadership is causing a new setback for the university’s budget. On Wednesday,.

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Legislation allowing school districts to request a larger class size advances

For decades Tennessee has placed limits on how many students each classroom can have. For kindergarten through third grade that.

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School Turnaround Program is working for two Memphis schools

Memphis schools Hawkins Mill Elementary and Trezevant High have been on the state’s priority list since the list’s formation in.

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Senate ‘Odd Couple’ Bernie Sanders and Rand Paul poised to lead Ed Committee

The progressive believes in free college for all and wants to triple funding for poor schools. The conservative once campaigned.

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