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How Black educators in America’s fastest-shrinking city are reimagining teacher pipelines. Marianna McMurdock reports buff.ly/4bpueVc

In '22, conservative activists in TN followed a Texas town's playbook for taking control of local school boards, but fell short. 'The Southlake Playbook, it turns out, wasn’t the universal winner that Republican strategists had hoped for,' writes Mike Hixenbaugh in his new book.

A lawsuit challenging Tennessee's law limiting classroom discussion of divisive issues is moving forward. The judge noted how vague the law is, a feature of many such laws that often leads to local district leaders overcomplying out of fear.

Education⁩ Cmsr. Reynolds’ schedule records obtained by ⁦Tennessean⁩ show she has maintained ties w/her former employer since taking the post, meeting 4 times with ExcelinEd in a 6 week period―more than any other nongovernmental stakeholder.
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Teachers can continue to challenge Tennessee law limiting instruction on race, gender, and bias, judge rules chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2024…

New research finds that schools are becoming less integrated in the large school districts that serve a large share of the nation's Black students. Charter expansion — a proxy for robust school choice systems — appears to be playing a role. chalkbeat.org/2024/05/06/sch…

Mrs. Oliver, Mrs. Nowell, Mrs. Doyle, Mrs. Sauls, Mr. Jordan, Mrs. Hinton, Mr. Sivells, Mr. Kelly, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Nichols, Mr. Hester, Mrs. Whitehead, Mrs. Twaddle, Dr. Brookshire, Dr. Windham, Dr. Himebaugh, Dr. Kimbrell, Dr. Ranley. It's a good day to #ThankATeacher

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In 48 years of doing this, first time a budget presentation has started with a choir singing.

NEW: Memphis raises teacher pay to $50,000, despite looming spending cuts

The raises are an early win for Superintendent Marie Feagins. But the board vote spotlighted concerns about one member’s conflicting interests.

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Now that I've had some time to decompress from #tnleg session, it occurs to me: I predicted early that TN school #voucher proposals would stall in finance committees. My NCAA brackets were also spot on.

TN is among 15 GOP-led states suing to block new federal Title IX protections for LGBTQ youth. Meanwhile, educators are caught between federal law, which usually takes precedence, & state law, which looms larger in the classroom. Via Kalyn Belsha Erica Meltzer chalkbeat.org/2024/05/01/sta…

New: The Louisiana Senate is considering a complete overhaul of Governor Jeff Landry's signature education bill — publicly funded 'education savings accounts' that parents can use to pay for private school. #lalege nola.com/news/education…

That’s my alma mater @ Craigmont High School

Gov. Bill Lee says he will sign legislation into law to let some teachers and staff go armed in Tennessee public schools. chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2024…

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Dog in the Capitol alert 🚨

Tennessee lawmakers approve legislation that gives parents of struggling 4th-grade readers a say in retention decisions chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2024…