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The Tennessee Board of Education is talking about change. They want to eliminate the requirement for high school students to study a foreign language...
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When I started teaching in the early 2000’s, my district received 80 applications for each opening. Today, schools are asking a different question: How...
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We can’t raise teacher pay without raising the bar, and we can’t raise the bar without raising teacher pay. That isn’t a contradiction. It’s...
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Parents deserve a clear answer to a simple question: Is my child learning what he or she needs to know? Too often, they receive...
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A great new study by Allan Monteclaro and Jean Raoet sheds light on the first year of teaching. That first year will challenge energy, confidence, and...
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Tennessee lawmakers, including Senator Marsha Blackburn and Congressman Andy Ogles, are looking into Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices at major universities in the...
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Just hours after TriStar Daily exposed the fact that the NEA 2025 Handbook erased Jewish from their reference to the Holocaust, the NEA suddenly...
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In an amazing display of anti-Semitism, the National Education Association (NEA), the largest teachers’ union in America, just rewrote history in its 2025 handbook....
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The National Education Association (NEA) was once focused on advancing teaching and learning decades ago. Now it finds itself under increased scrutiny as Republican...
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The 2025-2026 school year is upon us. There is a feeling in the air. The kind of feeling that comes with new beginnings. Education...
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President Trump has nominated Penny Schwinn, a former Tennessee commissioner of education, to serve in the number two position at the U.S. Department of...
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The University of Tennessee, Knoxville has terminated a controversial agreement with the China Scholarship Council. A university spokesperson announced last week that only three...
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Tennessee’s traditional sales tax holiday on clothing, school supplies, and computers begins at 12:01 AM on Friday, July 25 and ends at 11:59 PM...
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Attorneys have apparently settled a long-running and bitterly controversial case involving five former administrators from Metro Nashville Public Schools. This settlement is one of...
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In Tennessee, some schools and districts are in trouble. There aren’t enough teachers.
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An official at Nashville’s Belmont University has been caught on camera bragging about the University dodging federal laws and Trump Executive Orders regarding DEI through secrecy and word games. ...
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DEI in Disguise? Belmont University Accused of Circumventing Tennessee Ban Through Rebranding Scheme
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Belmont University is under scrutiny after leaked emails and undercover video recordings suggest the school is actively working to continue controversial...
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While liberal Justices of the Supreme Court criticize the Trump Department of Education for laying off 1,400 bureaucrats, the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced it is laying...
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A recent poll from the TennesseeCAN Action Fund shows support among 500 likely Republican voters for expanding the Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Program (EFA). The poll...
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The University of Tennessee -Knoxville and Tennessee Tech University have tied for the top spot among all public universities in the state, according to...
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Joseph Padilla, a school board member in Wilson County, emphasized the necessity of increased parent involvement in education. Padilla is absolutely right. Our organization,...
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Education leaders stand before mountains of data—test scores, attendance records, numbers piled high like sandbags against a rising tide. The true challenge lies not...
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Tennessee high school students who took Advanced Placement (AP) exams earlier this year can view their scores starting Monday, July 7, 2025, at www.apstudents.collegeboard.org. Scores...
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TCAP, or the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program, is the standardized testing program managed by the Tennessee Department of Education. It assesses student performance in...
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By JC Bowman & Chad Harrington The concept of “educator voice” emphasizes the importance of effective communication by educators and their role in fostering...
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The Tennessee Department of Education has announced nine educators as finalists for the 2025-26 Tennessee Teacher of the Year award. The finalists were selected...
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Tennessee education officials are considering a rule change that would allow schools to more quickly remove disruptive students with disabilities from their classrooms, even...
