February 11, 2015 Legislative Update Just a few education bills filed recently that have caught my attention: SB176: This bill proposes to modify the qualifications required for the Commissioner…
April 12, 2013 The Tim Tebow Bill: What’s Wrong With It? To some, nothing, which is why it’s probably going to pass, if it hasn’t already, through the Senate Education Committee this morning with flying…
March 11, 2013 Legislative Update Today is the filing deadline for all bills for the 2013 legislative session. Of course, there’s still plenty of time to amend the numerous…
March 1, 2013 Legislative Update Only a couple of education bills caught my eye this week. All in all, with the legislature more concerned about abortions and guns than…
February 26, 2013 The Tennessee Parent Trigger Parent-trigger laws, or laws that allow parents to intervene when their child’s school is failing, have become increasingly popular over the past several years….
February 20, 2013 Legislative Update – All About Guns This legislative session, so far at least, has been all about guns, abortions, and the great Medicaid debate. The legislature has already passed Act…
February 12, 2013 Lottery Scholarship Amounts in Question Again Several legislators filed a bill this week to once again lower the amounts future students will receive from the lottery scholarship. The amounts have…