THIS WEEK'S TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT
EDUCATION POLITICS AND POLICY IN THE VOLUNTEER STATE
A Plea for Teachers
by Andy Spears / 20h
Williamson County school advocacy group Williamson Strong posted a plea for residents to take action to urge policymakers to improve teacher pay. Here’s what they posted to Facebook relative to the teacher shortage and staffing crisis: · URGENT: We’re hearing multiple reports of a massive teacher/staff exodus from WCS. YOU have the power to fix this. If you can’t be loud for this, don’t complain
NOAH to Gov. Lee: We Need a Bigger Pie
by Andy Spears / 1d
Nashville Organized for Action and Hope (NOAH) will be hosting a school funding town hall on Monday, December 6th at 5:30 PM at Jefferson Street Missionary Baptist Church. Here’s more from NOAH on the planned event, which will include Commissioner of Education Penny Schwinn: The Tennessee Department of Education has been holding Town Hall meetings statewide about revising the 30-year-old BEP (Bas
Justice Delayed
by Andy Spears / 2d
It seems that justice (and funding) for Tennessee’s public schools may have to wait until after the 2022 legislative session. A school funding lawsuit that had a February court date is now being pushed back so Gov. Bill Lee can unveil his new formula and districts can decide if a voucher-focused scheme will yield any positive monetary results for public schools. The Tennessean reports : A lingeri
Declined
by Andy Spears / 4d
Cancel culture advocates Moms for Liberty saw a complaint they filed around curriculum in Williamson County rejected by the Tennessee Department of Education. The complaint did not follow proper procedure and was related to an issue outside the timeframe allowed in legislation that attempts to strictly regulate how issues around race are taught in schools. The Tennessean has more: The Tennessee D
Funding Board Foul
by Andy Spears / 9d
The Tennessee State Funding Board – the group responsible for setting the revenue projections used in state budgeting – met this week and got it wrong. Again. Like they do every single year. Why does this even matter? Well, the Funding Board estimates are used to determine the parameters for the state budget. When the question is asked “why don’t we budget more for X,” the answer can be: The Fund