With all of Tennessee’s hurricane damage, will funding priorities change for schools, vouchers?
Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free daily newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools.One high school took in 4 feet of water and is expected to be declared a total loss. Other campuses in northeast Tennessee sustained roof, water system, and other damage — including food that spoiled in refrigerators after the power went down. School bus routes have been thrown into disarray by mangled roads and bridges.Officials across the region are still assessing Hurricane Helene’s damage to schools and their surrounding communities, but a few things are becoming clear: The already massive repair needs...
Opinion: Tennessee say they support teachers. If so, move away from school vouchers
It was disheartening to see commentaries and news stories during the first few weeks of the new school year highlight challenges faced by public school educators in Tennessee and across the nation. While they contributed valuable insights, however, a crucial element missing from most of those pieces was the detrimental effect of school voucher initiatives. As colleges welcomed students back to the classrooms in mid-August, a column in The Tennessean by a coalition of deans and leaders...
Meet The Tennessean breaking news team: Kirsten Fiscus and Craig Shoup
Breaking news at The Tennessean is a daily occurrence, and while everyone on our staff is trained and ready to respond, most breaking stories are usually handled by one of two reporters, depending on when they happen. Kirsten Fiscus works as our morning breaking news reporter from about 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. She's joined every day around noon by our afternoon breaking news reporter, Craig Shoup, who usually finishes up around 8 p.m. ...