Nashville Schools to Lose Millions for Rejection of Charter School
The state Department of Education is withholding $3.4 million in funding from the public school system in Nashville over a rejected charter school. The Metro Nashville school board last week defied an...
View ArticleTennessee Democrats Voice Opposition to Fine Against Nashville Schools
House Democrats are voicing their opposition to Republican Gov. Bill Haslam's administration's decision to withhold $3.4 million in state funding from Nashville because of a disputed charter school...
View ArticleCharter School Fight Costs Tennessee School District Millions in Funding
Tennessee’s education leaders are following through with their threat of withholding millions of dollars in funding for one of the state’s largest school districts. At issue is how the Nashville school...
View ArticleEffort Underway to Allow Kentucky Schools to Act Like Charters
Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday on Friday previewed an application process for public school districts wanting to operate more like charter schools, freed from a host of laws and...
View ArticleCharter School Bill Introduced in Kentucky House
Charter school legislation has been introduced in the Kentucky House. It would allow a limited number of schools to pilot the concept, and supporters of the bill are hoping the less aggressive approach...
View ArticleEffort to Create New Authority for Tennessee Charter Schools Delayed
A bill to create an authorizing body for charter schools in Tennessee has been delayed. The sponsor now says he’s listening to critics, who say the legislation unfairly singles out Nashville and...
View ArticlePersistently Low-Acheiving Schools Could Become Charters Under Kentucky...
Kentucky's persistently low-achieving schools would be able to become charter schools to improve performance and test scores under a bill discussed Tuesday in the state Senate Education Committee.The...
View ArticleTennessee Voucher Bill Advances, Poll Shows Support for Expanding Medicaid in...
Tennessee lawmakers raised several reservations but ultimately passed Governor Bill Haslam’s school voucher program in its first test.Two members of the House Education Subcommittee voted no, including...
View ArticleTennessee Voucher Bill Sponsor Wants to Increase Student Eligibility
The state Senator shepherding Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam’s school voucher bill through the legislature says it doesn’t go nearly far enough. He says he will offer an amendment making many more...
View ArticleCharter School Compromise Under Consideration in Tennessee
The Tennessee House will consider creating an entirely new panel for authorizing charter schools at the state level. It’s part of a compromise set to be heard in an education committee Tuesday.The...
View ArticleKentucky Senate OKs Charter School Bill
Voting along strict party lines, the Kentucky Senate has approved a bill that would allow persistently low-performing public schools to become charter schools.Under the legislation, school officials...
View ArticleCharter School Panel Idea Gaining Steam in Tennessee
A Tennessee panel that could authorize charter schools to open anywhere in the state is moving forward against the objections of Democrats and a few rural Republicans.The proposal would require that...
View ArticleCharter School Fight Costs Tennessee School District Millions in Funding
Tennessee’s education leaders are following through with their threat of withholding millions of dollars in funding for one of the state’s largest school districts. At issue is how the Nashville school...
View ArticleEffort Underway to Allow Kentucky Schools to Act Like Charters
Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday on Friday previewed an application process for public school districts wanting to operate more like charter schools, freed from a host of laws and...
View ArticleCharter School Bill Introduced in Kentucky House
Charter school legislation has been introduced in the Kentucky House. It would allow a limited number of schools to pilot the concept, and supporters of the bill are hoping the less aggressive approach...
View ArticleEffort to Create New Authority for Tennessee Charter Schools Delayed
A bill to create an authorizing body for charter schools in Tennessee has been delayed. The sponsor now says he’s listening to critics, who say the legislation unfairly singles out Nashville and...
View ArticlePersistently Low-Acheiving Schools Could Become Charters Under Kentucky...
Kentucky's persistently low-achieving schools would be able to become charter schools to improve performance and test scores under a bill discussed Tuesday in the state Senate Education Committee.The...
View ArticleSenate Passes Charter Schools Bill, But Fate In House Remains Doubtful
A bill that would allow persistently low-achieving public schools to convert to privately-run charter schools has cleared the Kentucky Senate.The measure passed the Republican-led chamber by a 22-14...
View ArticleTennessee Voucher Bill Advances, Poll Shows Support for Expanding Medicaid in...
Tennessee lawmakers raised several reservations but ultimately passed Governor Bill Haslam’s school voucher program in its first test. Two members of the House Education Subcommittee voted no,...
View ArticleTennessee Voucher Bill Sponsor Wants to Increase Student Eligibility
The state Senator shepherding Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam’s school voucher bill through the legislature says it doesn’t go nearly far enough. He says he will offer an amendment making many more...
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