A bill allowing school districts to adopt cell phone ban policies - including policies requiring surrender of devices - has ...

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has officially signed the Education Freedom Act Bill into law Wednesday. The landmark legislation ...

The governor hopes to launch the program for 20,000 students by the next school year, a tight deadline for the state to meet.

As the school year progresses, drivers are reminded to exercise caution in school zones to ensure the safety of ...

Todd Gardenhire, says the bill goes too far. Two high-ranking Tennessee Republicans have filed a bill to allow public schools to deny enrollment to children who entered the country illegally ...

Lawmakers approved a $447 million statewide publicly funded school voucher program last week, with the 23-page bill easily passing in the Republican controlled senate (20–13) and house (54–44).

It will take effect as soon as he signs it, allowing the Tennessee Department of Education to begin implementation immediately – with an aim to get it running by the 2025-26 school year.

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Tennessee students held their ground on a major national test in a year when average ...