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Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey blames GOP colleague for voucher bill failure
NASHVILLE — Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey today blamed the failure of Gov. Bill Haslam’s school voucher bill on a fellow senator he says was “bound and determined” to expand the measure over the governor’s objections. Full articleHaslam’s proposed voucher program abandoned
The governor and the second-ranked Senate Republican have agreed to give up on a push for a limited voucher program this year as a result of a faceoff between lawmakers wrestling for a more expansive program. Full articleHaslam to lawmakers wanting bigger voucher plan: Get your own bill
The governor said he sees no reason to budge on his limited plan to offer state-funded scholarships to low-income students from failing schools, despite a hunger among some in his party for a bigger program. Full articleTN legislators consider giving state more authority over charter schools applications
Spurred by Metro’s repeated resistance to approve Great Hearts Academies this year, Tennessee House Speaker Beth Harwell has confirmed an outcome many had predicted, if not assumed: impending legislation to form a statewide charter authorizer that would trump local school boards.
Full articleState must do more to prepare children for learning
The Associated Press and other news media are reporting that five states, including Tennessee, will implement a program that adds 300 more classroom hours to the curricula in order to improve educational achievement.
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