Voucher Fight in Knox County, Tennessee
Voucher Fight Looms As uncertainty about Gov. Bill Lee’s ‘Freedom Scholarship’ plan ripples across the state, one Knox County school board member prepares. BY JESSE FOX MAYSHARK • DECEMBER 14,…
3rd-4th Grade Retention Hearings
The General Assembly has been holding hearings each week to better understand the impacts of the governor’s terrible 3rd/4th grade retention law that was passed in 2021 and takes effect…
Third Grade Retention Law Harms Kids
The Tennessee General Assembly seems to believe that the problem with their third grade retention law is that people are calling it a “retention law,” rather than an “achievement law.”…
HOW TO REFUSE the TEST
HOW TO REFUSE To refuse the test, you’ll need to make your request in writing and explain to your child why they will not be taking the test and to…
Fall 2022 Convening of TN Public Ed Advocates
Saturday, September 24, 9am – 3pm (CDT)Metro Nashville Education Association,531 Fairground Ct, Nashville, TN 37211 Join other public school supporters and advocates to resist ongoing efforts of certain billionaires, politicians,…
Lies Undermine our Public Schools
The attack on public education is nothing new (it has happened under both Democratic and Republican administrations), but it’s reached a fever pitch in the past couple of years. That’s…
Asking the TN Legislature to Vote No on ESA Vouchers
This post is from Pastors from Tennessee Children on Facebook: We’ve been walking the halls of the Tennessee General Assembly, asking our legislators to vote “no” on vouchers! We think…
Are You Okay with ESA Vouchers?!
Originally posted to Facebook by JenOwen, April2, 2019 Folks who are “okay” with ESA Vouchers:~ Are you okay with TN being 45th in per-student funding?~ Are you okay with requiring…