Courts
Court ruling affirms studentsâ free speech rights, parental rights over ‘thin-skinned’ school officialsA jury verdict in the case of a Tennessee high school student who posted memes criticizing his principal affirms not only the studentâs right to free speech but also the role of parents in… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian charter school in TN gets support from AG, education reform advocatesTennessee may soon become the first state to officially fund a Christian public charter school. The Wilberforce Academy of Knoxville filed a lawsuit against the Knox… Read More
Courts
Southern Poverty Law Center, ACLU attack Tennesseeâs universal school choice programTennesseeâs brand-new universal school choice program faces a lawsuit from the radical left, despite being hugely popular among families. The lawsuit, filed Nov. 20, is brought… Read More
Public Education
Supporters of Tennessee’s school choice scholarships join lawsuit(The Center Square) â Two families participating in Tennessee’s Education Freedom Scholarship program are intervening in a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality. Five organizations representing 10 plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in… Read More
Politics
Van Epps wins Tennessee congressional race; GOP edge in House 220-213(The Center Square) â Republican Matt Van Epps defeated Democrat Aftyn Behn in a U.S. congressional race on Tuesday drawing national attention. The race was called by three media outlets just… Read More
Culture
Web of depraved Satanic groups brainwashed school shooter â only one culprit has been unmasked(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Authorities linked a foreign Satanic group to a deadly Tennessee school shooting, but another online cultleaderâs whereabouts are not publicly known nearly a year after… Read More
Homeschools
Tennessee homeschool nonprofit caters to growing numbers of families statewide, beyondTennessee mom Abby Merryman has a history of adapting to changes she didnât anticipate. âWe put our kids into public school, a great public school here in Murfreesboro. And it wasnât a good fit,â she … Read More
Government
Answers in Tennessee deadly explosion could take weeks(The Center Square) â The losses at the Accurate Energetic Systems are staggering, Gov. Bill Lee said of the explosion that killed 16 people on Friday. The explosion at the plant… Read More
Government
Tennessee governor wants more than 20,000 private school scholarships after demand far exceeds supplyTennessee Gov. Bill Lee says he will ask lawmakers to expand the stateâs new private school scholarship program next year. Lee told reporters in Nashville on Friday that he wants… Read More
Public Education
Nashville adding weapon detection systems to middle schools in wake of deadly shootingÂWeapon detection systems will be expanded from high schools to middle schools in the Metropolitan Nashville Public School district, according to WSMV 4 News. As previously… Read More
Government
Some Memphis leaders welcome Trump’s National Guard announcementâ (The Center Square) â Republican Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Memphis, thanked President Donald Trump for saying he is deploying the National Guard to Memphis. Taylor said in a post on X that… Read More
Politics
Riley Gaines’ father enters Tennessee congressional race(The Center Square) â Riley Gaines’ father is entering the political arena with a run for a Tennessee congressional seat. Brad Gaines is seeking the Sixth District congressional seat, which is… Read More
Public Education
Tennessee supports expanding private school choice, poll saysÂA new poll finds most Tennesseans want more families to have access to private-school scholarships. The Beacon Center poll of the stateâs registered voters shows 56%… Read More
Government
These states are leading Americaâs drive toward secure elections(The Daily Signal) â There is a new coleader in The Heritage Foundationâs Election Integrity Scorecard. Since 2021, Heritage has been tracking the laws of every state (and the District of… Read More
Courts
Tennessee AG sues US Dept. of Ed. over race-based grant programTennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) contending its Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) grant program is unconstitutional and… Read More
Government
Nashville mayor faces probe on cooperation with ICE on illegals(The Daily Signal) â Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., is spearheading an effort to ensure the Nashville city government in his state is cooperating with federal immigration enforcement. Nashville is the… Read More
Christian Schools
More than 33,000 apply for 20,000 school choice scholarships in TN(The Center Square) â More than 33,000 Tennessee families applied for the first-ever Education Freedom Scholarships on Thursday, Gov. Bill Lee said. The Tennessee General Assembly approved 20,000 scholarships of $7,295… Read More
Public Education
Applications open Thursday for TN school choice program(The Center Square) â Families can begin applying for 20,000 school choice scholarships on Thursday. The Tennessee General Assembly approved the $7,295 Education Freedom scholarships in a January special session called… Read More
Government
New Tennessee law expands protections for employees, parents in school pronoun disputesIn a win for free speech and parentsâ rights, Tennessee added more protections for educators and public employees who refuse to use preferred pronouns and opened the door for lawsuits… Read More
Government
Tennessee creates âSecond Amendment sanctuary,â protecting firearms industry from weaponized lawsuits(The Daily Signal) â As gunmakers flee an increasingly inhospitable environment in blue states, Tennessee lawmakers took action this month to protect the stateâs firearms industry from a proliferation of âweaponizedâ… Read More