Lawmakers have just announced that rules will be suspended next week for “flow motion.”

It’ll allow session to finish up quicker and advance bills within days instead of weeks.

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NEW: The Heritage Foundation is urging states to make undocumented children pay to attend public school. The conservative think tank w/ close ties to Trump is looking to challenge the landmark Supreme Court decision, Plyler v. Doe chalkbeat.org/2024/04/09/ply…

Legislation from Speaker Cameron Sexton to create 'opportunity' #charter schools for Tennessee's at-risk youth is drawing interest from charter networks, both inside and outside the state. chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2024…

Amid clamor from protesters, the Tennessee Senate passes legislation to let some teachers carry guns in public schools. The House is to vote on the bill next week. chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2024…

Lt. Gov. Randy McNally has ordered the Senate gallery to be cleared of spectators after several outbursts and a warning from McNally as senators debate a measure that would allow Tennessee teachers to carry concealed firearms inside classrooms.

Nice to see that my high school alma mater resurrected its defunct planetarium in time for this year’s solar eclipse.

Twice within her first 6 months with the state, TN Ed Cmsr Lizzette Reynolds signed forms certifying she had been a state employee for more than 6 months as she sought a tuition waiver for classes at UT Martin.

She recently paid back the tuition money.

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Tennessee Senate votes 21-6, along party lines, for bill requiring students to watch a 3-minute video showing the development of a fetus. Background here: chalkbeat.org/2024/03/28/bab…

Tennessee Senate votes 25-0 for legislation to allow the University of Memphis to become its own K-12 school system. The proposal still faces several votes in the House. Background here via Laura D. Testino 〽️ chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2024…

Thank you, Rogersville City School, Rogersville, TN, for elevating my work as an educator. I am proud to represent you as the 2024 National Teacher of the Year! #NTOY24

BREAKING: Tennessee's Missy Testerman, an ESL teacher in Rogersville, has been named NATIONAL Teacher of the Year. Our Tonyaa Weathersbee spoke recently with with Testerman about how TN's 2023 Teacher of the Year approaches her work. chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2024…

Lawmakers advance Senate bill to let some Tennessee teachers carry handguns at school. Parents wouldn't be notified. chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2024…

Tennessee Senate passes bill to do away with the Achievement School District — and to gut the state's authority to take over low-performing schools chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2024…