1+ hour, 7+ min ago  (331+ words) Tennessee House Republicans on Thursday approved a bill allowing, though not requiring, public schools to display the Ten Commandments. Supporters of the bill have argued the language from the Christian Bible is a foundational historical document relevant to K-12 education across…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (520+ words) A Franklin Circuit judge will allow a group of students and the nonprofit Kentucky Student Voice Team to move forward with a lawsuit arguing public schools aren't providing an adequate education under the state constitution. Judge Phillip Shepherd denied a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (932+ words) Kentucky lawmakers continued their push for reforms in public school leadership Thursday as two priority bills move to limit administrative pay increases and require a new principal training program. Both passed the Senate education committee with unanimous approval. The Republican-controlled…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (314+ words) Kentucky's Council on Postsecondary Education on Friday approved Murray State University's proposal to offer a doctorate of veterinary medicine program " which would be the first degree of its kind offered in the Bluegrass State. Murray State officials first announced the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (322+ words) Murray State is one step closer to establishing its School of Veterinary Medicine. According to a press release contained in a campus-wide email on Jan. 26, the university received approval from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education Academic and Strategic Initiatives…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (636+ words) Kentucky's legislature unanimously approved a measure last year mandating that school employees and volunteers use traceable forms of communications when they contact students outside the classroom. But now, the bill's original sponsor wants to fix some unintended consequences that teachers…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (181+ words) Read or hear this year's contest winners read their prize-winning works below. Division 1: Grades K-3 (Poster Contest)See winning poster above. Students envisioned a "Beloved Community" by choosing to improve local public spaces through Nature (gardens), Art (murals), or Play (playgrounds)....

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (382+ words) A new state report shows that students enrolled in Tennessee's voucher program are underperforming compared to their peers in public schools. The Education Savings Account launched in 2019 after lawmakers narrowly passed the program as a pilot approach on vouchers. It…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (235+ words) The first day of the spring semester on Murray State University's campus was interrupted by what school leadership considered to be a bomb threat Monday, though the administration and law enforcement have since reported that there is no credible threat....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (528+ words) The new year brings changes to Tennessee schools" curricula as lesson plans will soon cover social media and internet safety. The "Teen Social Media and Internet Safety Act," requires the Tennessee Department of Education to provide public schools with guidance…...