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Bill Prohibiting Tennessee Educators From Sexual Behaviors With Prior Students Moving Through House
9+ hour, 41+ min ago (261+ words) Image Credit: TN General Assembly The Tennessee Conservative [By Olivia Lupia] " A bill amending the Tennessee teacher code of ethics to bar educators from engaging in sexually related behaviors with prior students has passed its House subcommittee and will now…...
Truancy Bill Fiercely Opposed By Tennessee Homeschool Families Passes Unanimously In Senate, Heads To House
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (395+ words) A Truancy Bill That Is Fiercely Opposed By Homeschool Families In Tennessee As Well As National Homeschool Advocacy Group Home School Legal Defense Association Passed On The Senate Floor In A Unanimous 30 To 0 Vote On Monday And Will Be Heard…...
Bill Encouraging Tennessee Schools To Display Ten Commandments Passes On House Floor
3+ week, 3+ day ago (151+ words) Image Credit: TN General Assembly The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] " A bill that would authorize local school boards and governing bodies of charter schools to showcase foundational U.S. documents, as well as the Ten Commandments passed on the House floor…...
Nashville Public High Schools & Elementary Schools Will Start Later In 2026
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (597+ words) After weighing community input, the Metro Nashville Public Schools board votes to push start times. Image: Glencliff High School. Image Credit: Martin B. Cherry / Nashville Banner by Lillian Avedian, [The Nashville Banner,Creative Commons] " Metro Nashville Public Schools Board of Education…...
House Subcommittee To Hear Bill Requiring Child Trafficking Awareness Instruction In Tennessee Schools
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (189+ words) Image Credit: TN General Assembly & Canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Olivia Lupia] " The House Education Instruction Subcommittee is scheduled to hear a bill which would require public schools to educate students on the dangers of child trafficking Wednesday, Feb. 11. HB1527, sponsored…...
TCAP Transparency Was Promised. What Tennesseans Got Was An Empty Law (Op-Ed By Peter Maher)
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (518+ words) Submitted by Peter Maher " For nearly three years, I have been asking state officials a straightforward question: why can't Tennesseans see the tests that determine so much about our children's futures? Through repeated correspondence with both our Tennessee Department of…...
Career & Technical Education In Jefferson County Provides Life Skills & Much More
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (543+ words) Image Credit: David Seal & Jefferson County Schools The Tennessee Conservative [By David Seal] " Jefferson County Schools CTE Department excels with course offerings, a state-of-the-art facility, and serves as a model for other school systems. Too often the public is not…...
Civics Education Focus Of Capley, Taylor Proposed Legislation
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (379+ words) The Tennessee Conservative [By David Seal] " The Tennessee Civics Education Act, if passed, will require all first-time applicants for a teaching license in Tennessee to pass the same test that immigrants must pass to gain citizenship. Teachers with an existing…...
Cumberland County Parents Want School Board Action For Teacher Who Gave Woke Assignment To Students
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (303+ words) Image Credit: Cumberland County High School Tennessee Conservative News Staff " Cumberland County parents are addressing concerns over a recent assignment at Cumberland County High School with the school board. According to parents, students were given an assignment by visual arts…...
Private-School Voucher Expansion Faces Tennessee GOP Opposition
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (656+ words) Republican leader Sexton wants to double the program; rural lawmakers push back. Image: Dickson Republican Rep. Jody Barrett says he will oppose a plan backed by Gov. Bill Lee to expand the number of private school vouchers handed out. Image…...