Tennessee: Book Bans Are the Least of Our Problems
Margaret Renkl, a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times, wrote recently about the cultural controversies that are roiling the state of Tennessee. Everyone...
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Tennessee: Governor Promotes Privatization of Public Schools
Governor Bill Lee has made his education views clear: He is a supporter of vouchers and charter schools. His voucher legislation has been held up...
Mercedes Schneider: They Can’t Ban MAUS Unless They Shut Down the Internet
Mercedes Schneider writes that it is literally impossible to ban a book that is easily available on the Internet. The school board of McMinn County,...
Tennessee School Board Bans Pulitzer-Prize Graphic Novel About the Holocaust
The school board in McMinn County, Tennessee, voted 10-0 to ban the Pulitzer-Prize winning graphic novel Maus from its schools. Board members complained about unacceptable...
North Carolina: The End of an Experiment
North Carolina has been in the forefront of destructive education policies ever since the Tea Party won control of the state’s General Assembly (legislature) in...
Gary Rubinstein: The Lies About Tennessee’s “Achievement School District” Live On
Gary Rubinstein has been following the sad career of Tennessee’s Achievement School District for a decade. The ASD was created with $100 million in Race...
ProPublica: 11 Black Children Were Arrested in Rutherford County, Tennessee, for a Crime That Doesn’t Exist
ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio investigated a case that happened in 2016, when the police arrested 11young children for a crime that doesn’t exist. What...
Tennessee: Top Vaccination Official Fired for Urging Teens to Get Vaccinated
Dr. Michelle Fiscus, the top vaccination official in the Tennessee, was fired for encouraging teenagers to get vaccinated. She is a public health official who...
Gary Rubenstein: Faking the ASD Story
Gary Rubenstein has been following the tale of the so-called Achievement School District in Tennessee for a decade. It was started with $100 million of...
Tennessee: State Supreme Court Will Review Voucher Case
The Tennessee legislature passed a voucher law. It was declared unconstitutional by lower courts. However the State Supreme Court will revisit the issue. Voucher advocates...