The TISA ThreatThe Tennessee Public Education Coalition is out with a piece on why Gov. Bill Lee’s school funding plan (TISA) is a threat to strong public schools in our state. Here are some highlights: Perhaps this year’s greatest threat to legislator incumbency is Governor Bill Lee’s new K-12 funding bill , which he calls the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement act, or TISA. In spite of continued stat
The South is Low – TN is LowerThe Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) is out with a report on teacher compensation across the region. Not surprisingly, teacher compensation in the South is about 16% below the national average. Of course, Tennessee teacher compensation lags behind even the average in our region. We are low in a region that is low. Not only is Tennessee behind other states when it comes to compensation , b
Extreme PrivatizationIf you are wondering what it looks like when school privatizers are close to total victory, Tennessee is a prime example. Here, the forces that want to take public money and hand it over to private entities are on the verge of completing their conquest. Tennessee’s current legislative session features a range of attacks on public schools. Some of these would have immediate impacts, while others t
The Truth about TISAGov. Bill Lee is proposing a significant change to the way the state funds public schools. His proposal would replace the decades old BEP formula with something he calls TISA – Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement. Except, well, the plan does nothing to invest in student achievement. Rather, it is a complicated system of weights applied to students that supposedly will lead to improved stu
VICIOUSLY BIGOTED BUTT OFFICIALLY IN FOR MAURY MAYORAs the Maury County Holler reported this week, rumor at Mulefest on Saturday was Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles would NOT be running for both re-election and the open TN-5 congressional seat, but would instead be relinquishing his hold on the mayor’s office to focus on the crowded circus of a TN-5 primary. Word was the Maury GOP would then throw their weight behind former TN House GOP Rep Sheila B
HAYES RIPS GOP “GROOMING” HYPOCRISYWATCH: “If Dems did any of these things, like that TN bill, the right would LOSE ITS COLLECTIVE MIND.” @chrislhayes mentions the @TNGOP child marriage bill with ACTUAL/alleged GOP child sex abusers (Hastert, Moore, Gaetz, etc)— rips the “BAD FAITH” framing of Dems as “groomers” pic.twitter.com/6Dm7ssBPG1 — The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) April 6, 2022
MARSHA BLACKBURNED ON SNLIn case you missed it, our own Senator Marsha Blackburn was BLACKBURNED on SNL by the hilarious Cecily Strong after her gross mistreatment of Ketanji Brown Jackson during the Supreme Court nominee hearings last week. “Are you jerkin’ my perm … If you don’t know what a woman is, how are you gonna take their rights away?” Give Cecily Strong & SNL all the awards for this Senator Marsha Blackburn im
MUMPOWER WON’T TALK ABOUT GETTING SUED BY MASONWATCH: “Hey Jason, what do you think about Mason filing suit?” We asked Comptroller @JasonMumpower about majority Black MASON, TN suing them for trying to take over their finances (and erase them entirely) right as @Ford moves in. He couldn’t fast enough. (Hearing is tomorrow) pic.twitter.com/qwaHhM67TW — The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) April 6, 2022
