Published by the Tennessee Lookout, Reporter Adam Friedman – May 16, 2023 Hillsdale College’s affiliated charter schools are asking for an exception in Tennessee law to teach a curriculum linked with Common Core, which state lawmakers banned twice. American Classical Education (ACE) — the Hillsdale-affiliated charter school group — asked in its five applications for an…
Published by WJHL, Reporter Slater Teague, May 18, 2023 BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Sullivan County Commission voted to officially recognize Juneteenth, but not before one commissioner called it a “woke holiday.” Commissioners voted 17–4 Thursday night to recognize the General Assembly’s designation of Juneteenth as an official holiday and to make it a paid…
Published by the Chattanoogan, Reporter Hannah Campbell – May 16, 2023 House Speaker Cameron Sexton continues to muse about rejecting $2 billion in federal funding for education. After revealing the idea in February, he proposed a task force to make a feasibility recommendation by Dec. 1 this year. “Our state can afford not to take…
Published in the Tennessee Lookout, Reporter Anita Wadhwani – May 17, 2023 Nearly one in five Tennessee children live in poverty, a measure of well-being that varies sharply by geography. In rural northwest Lake County, for example, the number of children living below the poverty line is double the state average; meanwhile in wealthy Williamson…
Published by Tennessee Lookout, Reporter Jacob Fischler – May 16, 2023 The U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin to administer two loan and grant programs worth nearly $11 billion to boost clean energy systems in rural areas, administration officials said Tuesday. Congress approved the federal spending — $9.7 billion for a grant and loan program…
Published by the Tennessee Lookout, Commentator Dr. Katrina Green Mass shootings have become such a frequent occurrence in the U.S. that many of us have become numb to seeing news about them almost daily. But when one occurs in your town and affects people you know, it hits you differently. The shooting at the Covenant…
Published by KFF Health News, Reporter Aneri Pattani – May 15, 2023 Over the past two years, rural Greene County in northeastern Tennessee has collected more than $2.7 million from regional and national settlements with opioid manufacturers and distributors. But instead of helping people harmed by addiction, county officials are finding other ways to spend…
Published by Raw Story, Reporter Matthew Chapman – May 15, 2023 Carolyn Mickey, a school librarian at Alpine Crest Elementary School in the Chattanooga, Tennessee area, was shocked when a far-right group targeted her over a Mother’s Day lesson that they claimed was “Leninist” indoctrination and an attack on Western civilization. The lesson, designed to be inclusive…
Published by Tennessee Lookout: Reporter Anita Wadhwani – May 15, 2021 The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund is putting state transportation officials on notice to fairly compensate Black farmers whose property lies in the path of a roadway being constructed to benefit Ford Motor Company’s BlueOval City campus. The organization urged the state to…
Published by Chalkbeat Tennessee: Reporter Marta W. Aldrich – May 8, 2023 Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced Monday that he will call the legislature back Aug. 21 for a special session to address firearms and public safety concerns following a deadly school shooting in Nashville this spring. “There is broad agreement that action is needed,”…