Collierville Schools adopts resolution supporting teachers
The Collierville Board of Education adopted a resolution in a special-called meeting on Thursday. The impetus for the resolution was disparaging remarks against teachers.
Topic: Gov. Bill Lee
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July 2022
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Sanford: Gov. Lee was wrong in failing to defend teachers against unwarranted attacks
“Why would he just sit idly by and allow an outsider to trash Tennessee teachers and Tennessee colleges?”
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June 2022
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Tennesseans react to Supreme Court decision on abortion
Responses to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling Friday, June 24, overturning the nearly 50-year old Roe v. Wade decision fall along party lines in Memphis and across Tennessee.
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The closest state to Memphis with abortion access? Illinois.
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Sanford: Don’t change state standards for teaching social studies
“I’ve always been told that if something isn’t broken, don’t fix it. Tennessee’s standards for teaching social studies are not broken. Far from it. They offer students a comprehensive and accurate view of our world, past and present, warts and all.”
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Republican politicians urge Gov. Lee to reject COVID vaccine for young children
“Governor, the COVID-19 emergency has long passed in Tennessee,” state Rep. Jason Zachary wrote. “We ask that you direct the Tennessee Department of Health to halt distribution, promotion or recommendation of COVID-19 vaccines for our youngest Tennesseans.”
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From arming teachers to restorative justice, keeping schools safer becomes focus
Gov. Bill Lee said he’s open to arming teachers, despite evidence that when teachers have guns, the risk of gun violence increases. Restorative justice can’t stop violence on its own, but evidence shows it improves students’ grades and behavior.
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Gov. Lee appoints new economic development commissioner
Stuart McWhorter, a health care and tech venture capitalist, worked on Gov. Bill Lee’s 2018 campaign and served as his first finance commissioner.
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Lee signs executive order on school security following mass shootings
“This order strengthens accountability and transparency around existing school safety planning and assures Tennessee parents that our efforts to protect students and teachers will continue,” Lee said in a press release.
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Governor names interim state Health Department head
Dr. Morgan McDonald replaces Dr. Lisa Piercey, who stepped down last month.
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May 2022
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Supreme Court approves school vouchers for Shelby, Davidson counties
The law will allow families in Shelby and Davidson counties to send their children to private school with taxpayer dollars. The court’s ruling represents a major victory for Gov. Bill Lee and the school choice movement.
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‘Truth in sentencing’ becomes law without governor’s signature
“My concern with (this bill) is that data does not support the basic premise of the legislation,” Lee wrote in a letter to General Assembly leadership.
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April 2022
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Tennessee General Assembly finishes legislative session
On the last day of the session, lawmakers put the finishing touches on a bill that would lead to books being banned from schools and on Gov. Bill Lee’s school funding overhaul.
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Piercey steps down as state Health Department head
Dr. Lisa Piercey, the face of the state’s efforts during the coronavirus pandemic, is stepping down from her post as Health Commissioner, Gov. Bill Lee announced Thursday, April 28.
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General Assembly passes ‘truth in sentencing,’ but Lee won’t share his position
House Speaker Cameron Sexton invoked the names of Memphis rapper Young Dolph and Rhodes College student Drew Rainier, both of whom were shot and killed last year, in a speech arguing against early release for a handful of crimes.
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Views differ radically on local impact of new school funding formula
Senate and House finance committees are expected to take up the proposed Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) funding formula this week. A final vote in both legislative bodies could come soon.
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Opinion: In defense of parents
Guest columnist Daniel Chatham responds to “the festering view that parents aren’t qualified and can’t be trusted to raise their kids, or at least to raise them in the ways of progressive ideology.”
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Conaway: A pliable governor, a shameful legislature
“Democrat or Republican, there is no justification, no possible excuse, for what the puppet governor and the Tennessee General Assembly jerking his strings are doing to the children of our state and to our future.”
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March 2022
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Lee proposes $20 million for riverfront dock expansion
The budget amendment also includes $10 million for the National Civil Rights Museum, $2.5 million each for the Brooks Museum of Art and the Leftwich Tennis Center and $100,000 for the Southern Heritage Classic.
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Lee’s school funding proposal progresses despite corruption inquiry
Amid an FBI investigation coming to a head, lawmakers found time to advance Gov. Bill Lee’s school funding overhaul.
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Governor plans for ‘more boots on the ground’ here
A day after announcing the addition of 20 state troopers to patrol the interstates in Memphis, Gov. Bill Lee Thursday, March 3, reiterated his commitment to invest in law enforcement to make the city safe.
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February 2022
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Voucher law that applies only to Shelby County and Nashville returns to TN Supreme Court
“We are primarily arguing that this is an infringement on the counties’ sovereignty,” former Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper said on behalf of MSCS and MNPS.
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Lee’s state Supreme Court appointee recuses in school voucher case
In her recusal, Sarah Campbell cited a rule that says, “A judge shall disqualify himself or herself in any proceeding in which the judge’s impartiality might reasonably be questioned.”
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Variety of education initiatives, some controversial, working through General Assembly
“This bill does not ban any book,” state Sen. Jack Johnson said about the controversial Age-Appropriate Materials Act of 2022.
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Governor’s choice for state Supreme Court nominee moves forward
Republican lawmakers say Sarah Campbell shouldn’t recuse on the voucher case, one of Lee’s signature accomplishments.
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How the U of M will benefit from this year’s state budget
The governor announced a significant boost to education funding in his State of the State Address on Monday, Jan. 31, with nearly $2 billion going to higher education.
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