Statehouse

As seen in The Dallas Morning News:

Texas spends millions on unproven school safety tool few use, The Dallas Morning News, Nov. 11, 2022

Gov. Abbott heats up school voucher debate, calling for ESAs ‘for every child’ in Texas, The Dallas Morning News, Jan. 31, 2023

Will special education debates open the way for school vouchers in Texas?, The Dallas Morning News, Nov. 22, 2022

Free speech group says ‘chilling’ Texas bill would restrict books in schools, The Dallas Morning News, Nov. 16, 2022

Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick calls Dallas, urban schools ‘dropout factories’ during voucher push, The Dallas Morning News, Nov. 2, 2022

As seen in The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network:

A dozen lawmakers, officials on panels reviewing Tennessee education funding didn’t attend meetings, The Tennessean, Feb. 9, 2022

‘We’re drowning’: Inside the chaotic start of Tennessee’s school year as COVID tightened its grip, The Tennessean, Sept. 8, 2021

Tennessee Education Dept. enlists team of national experts on funding review but details are slim, The Tennessean, Jan. 12, 2022

‘Nuclear option’ allowing state takeover of local school districts fails in key House committee, The Tennessean, Feb. 2, 2022

Tennessee Supreme Court rules in favor of Gov. Bill Lee’s controversial school voucher program, The Tennessean, May 18, 2022

What happens if Tennessee’s law on the teaching of race is violated? New rule spells out the consequences, The Tennessean, Nov. 23, 2021

Tennessee schools chief: State committed to keeping ‘propaganda like critical race theory’ from classroom, The Tennessean, July 8, 2021

As seen in The Chattanooga Times Free Press:

Tennessee governor urges schools to close due to COVID-19; education chief asks legislature to suspend student testing, Times Free Press, March 16, 2020

What is a teacher? Tennessee lawmakers call for specific definition, cite ambiguity with pay raises, Times Free Press, Nov. 16, 2019