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Back to School: When do local schools start back?
TRI-CITIES, Tenn./Va. (WJHL) — Summer break is coming to an end and the start of school is just around the corner for students in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. Many districts have open houses, orientations, back-to-school bashes and more planned ahead of the official start date. Below is a list of local school systems’ starting […]
Tennessee Student with Disability Sues School for Graduation Discrimination
A former student with disabilities has sued the Weakley County Board of Education, alleging discrimination and mistreatment during her time at Greenfield High School. RELATED STORIES: Wisconsin Superintendent Who Was Pushed By Parent During Graduation Ceremony Speaks Out Kennedy Lee, who has postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and a functional neurological disorder, claims the school ... Read more The post Tennessee Student with Disability Sues School for Graduation Discrimination appeared first on Hollywood Unlocked .
School choice is a 'civil rights issue': Readers debate Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's idea
Editor's note: At the recent Republican National Convention, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said he agreed with former President Donald Trump that school choice is "the civil rights issue of our time." Lee's plan to expand school vouchers from three to 95 counties failed in 2024, but he intends to bring it anew to the state legislature in 2025. Readers below discuss the idea. Agree or disagree? Send a letter of 250 words or fewer to letters@tennessean.com. Include your...
A back-to-school tax break
Hello, everyone. Children's reporter Rachel Wegner, back with the latest on education, kids and more. Believe it or not, back-to-school time is just around the corner in Tennessee, with some districts starting as early as next week. Trying to stay on top of the back-to-school supplies list and all the other details that...
Moms secure more recess time for some Tennessee students
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A group of Clarksville, Tennessee, moms are celebrating a win after negotiating with local school officials to secure half-hour recesses for all elementary school students in the district. Now, the group, “Say YES to RECESS Tennessee,” is working to take their efforts statewide.
UT System President Randy Boyd: tnAchieves students' 5M service hours benefit communities
If you are looking for a little positive news these days, here’s some – tnAchieves recently announced that our students have given back more than 5 million hours of community service - 5,083,081 to be exact - since the beginning of this vital nonprofit in 2009. 'College' includes community, technical and four-year institutions ...
Six of the 35 Miss Tennessee Volunteer contestants have UTM ties
MARTIN, Tenn. – Six of the 35 contestants taking part in the Miss Tennessee Volunteer Pageant this week are students or graduates from the University of Tennessee at Martin. The pageant will be held July 24-27 at the Carl Perkins Civic Center in Jackson. The winner of the pageant...
Tennessee Artists Association Awards Two Scholarships
The Tennessee Artist’s Association is pleased to announce the award of two $500.00 scholarships to area students for the 2024 - 25 school year. Savannah Banks, a graduate of Gatlinburg-Pittman High School, will be attending Maryville College, majoring in photography. Savannah was an active student at GPHS, participating in theatre production, community events, volunteer initiatives, National Beta Club, and numerous extra-curricular activities. Art and photography have played a large part of her life since early childhood.
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