Frustratingly for Hamilton County Schools officials, who frequently through the years have made the point that more money would make a difference in better student performance, many of the schools with the highest per pupil spending remain the schools with the lowest success, or proficiency, rate.
State Rep. Michele Reneau, R-Signal Mountain, has added her name as co-sponsor of a bill that would close primaries in Tennessee.
In these turbulent times, when decisions at the federal level often have an effect at the local level, as the editor of the Chattanooga Free Press editorial page, I'd like to interact more with you, the reader, to find out what you're curious about, what you'd like to see me write about.
We read with interest Thursday of a bill making its way through the Tennessee General Assembly that would make it a crime for anybody without legal immigration status to set foot in the state.
A 1972 country tune came to mind as we begin to see numerous bills in the Tennessee General Assembly tumble out of consideration for the current session, either killed outright or placed where their resurrection in this session would be nigh to a miracle.
It seems almost quaint now to recall the passage of Gov. Bill Lee's Education Savings Account (ESA) pilot program in 2019 that allowed eligible students in Davidson and Shelby County schools to use state and local money toward education expenses, including tuition at participating private schools.
Cue the "Star Wars" theme and the opening crawl: "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away ..."
Here are some things you may not know about the federal Department of Education, which President Donald Trump signed documents this week to close:
It will be a surprise to no one reading these words that Tennessee has been a top destination for people moving in from other states over the past half decade, that the influx of people has been at least partly responsible for a housing shortage in the state and that a housing shortage has been at least partly responsible for higher housing costs.
It seems the political left hasn't learned the lessons it should have in helping elect Donald Trump to a second term as president.
