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Education
East Tennessee school districts respond to state legislature passing bill allowing teachers to carry guns
Education
Tennessee lawmakers join movement allowing some teachers to take guns into schools
The legislation given final approval this week comes a year after a fatal shooting at a private Nashville elementary school.
Local News
TN House passes bill letting teachers with carry permits bring handguns to school
While the House version of the bill stalled in 2023, it was revived and passed in the Senate. It then passed the House on Tuesday.
Education
New budget allocates $41 million to staff raises in Knox County Schools
Teachers can expect raises every five years, and all staff will see a raise, according to Knox County Schools leaders.
Local News
Third largest school district in the state using taxpayer dollars to increase pay for teachers and staff.
Knox County Schools said their next budget is a game-changer, unlike budgets over the last 20 years.
Nation World
Where will the fight over bathrooms for transgender students go next after federal rule change
Lawsuits against the federal government are all but inevitable, as conservative states push back against inclusion for trans students.
Education
East Tennessee advocates react to dead school voucher plan
People opposed to a school voucher plan said the fight isn't over. Governor Bill Lee plans to push for universal school vouchers in the next legislative session.
Politics
Gov. Lee says school voucher legislation won't pass this year
The Senate and the House debated the legislation last week and struggled to agree.
Israel-Hamas Conflict
Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses following mass arrests at Columbia
Dozens of students at Yale were arrested, and demonstrations have spread to other universities across the U.S.
Education
3 Knox County middle schools gifted musical instruments valuing more than $180,000
The instruments will be given to Bearden Middle School, Gresham Middle School and Vine Middle School.
Education
Harriman High School honored for registering all eligible students to vote this year
The East Tennessee high school got the Anne Dallas Dudley Gold Level Award on April 19 for its work registering eligible students to vote.
Education
University of Tennessee Fall class to focus on Taylor Swift
Students will be able to take a new course called “Gender, Culture and Media – Taylor’s Version.”
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