How two new Tennessee bills threaten entire school communities
HB 793/SB 836 and HB 1711/SB 2108 won’t make Tennessee’s classrooms safer or stronger. They will inject fear into school communities and pull educators away from their central mission.
Tennessee won’t track how many students with disabilities benefit from new voucher program
Tennessee isn’t tracking how many students with disabilities enroll in its new statewide education voucher program, the latest concern for education advocates who say the program needs to be more transparent.
How Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ may strip resources for low-income students and those with disabilities
The Trump administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill" will bring changes for Tennessee students from kindergarten to college. Education advocates say that it will strip resources from the state’s most vulnerable students.
Investing in Education is Investing in the Future: Tennessee’s School Funding Transformation
The 2022 overhaul of Tennessee’s funding system not only marked a major step for the state, but also sparked regional momentum for reform
A century later, Scopes trial still resonates amid classroom culture clashes in Tennessee
Though a century has passed, advocates say they are carrying on the spirit of the Scopes trial by continuing to fight for freedom of education. And in today’s political climate, Clark with EdTrust-Tennessee said it’s particularly important. “I think it's a perfect storm that's brewing,” she said. “I think the rest of the country is catching up to what's already been happening in Tennessee. This is what it looks like to have a legislative body dictate what's happening in classrooms.”
Keeping undocumented children out of schools is a civil rights violation | Op-Ed
This op-ed was originally published in the Tennessean. By [...]
TN Educators of Color Alliance Urges Gov. Lee to Veto HB580/SB623 in Letter Signed By Over 350 Teachers, Parents and Education Leaders
Governor Bill Lee Tennessee State Capitol, 1st Floor 600 [...]
