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Tennessee’s online database to inform students and parents about the prevalence of COVID-19 cases on school campuses gives an incomplete picture because of privacy concerns and limited reporting by districts.
Gov. Bill Lee continued to leave mask mandates in the hands of local officials Tuesday, while Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey estimated a late spring to early summer time frame for widespread vaccination availability.
Politicians did not cause the virus, but many of them have contributed to its spread with decisions that are based on politics rather than public safety. That means we are in for a holiday season like none other.
Tennessee Education Association President Beth Brown urged the governor this week to set firm guidance on when school buildings should close due to infection rates and ensure that all students and staff wear face coverings for those that remain open.
Gov. Bill Lee wants to maintain funding for public schools in Tennessee’s next budget, even as a statewide decline in student enrollment would normally result in a decrease of at least $320 million.
Gov. Bill Lee temporarily halts Dec. 3 execution of death row inmate Pervis Payne because of COVID-19 concerns.
Germantown is holding meetings virtually, but aldermen are divided on whether that should continue or resume in-person meetings.
During a school board committee meeting, SCS Superintendent Joris Ray told board members that the timeline is dependent upon the data.
Data shows transmission happening in suburbs where athletic events are frequent and masks are fewer.
The expansion in Henderson County will cost $42 million and add 45 jobs over five years.
Gov. Bill Lee and Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn said the annual state tests, known as TNReady, will be administered as planned, but teachers and schools should be held harmless for the results.
Suburban mayors are waiting on Shelby County Health Department following Gov. Bill Lee’s most recent order, hoping for some consistency between the state and local regulations.
The state is expected to get 133,000 of the new COVID tests — which deliver results in minutes, not days — in early October, and 2 million by the end of the year.
Legislators say Gov. Bill Lee is set to extend an emergency order for the state but remove all business restrictions and limitations on gathering sizes.
Gov. Bill Lee’s latest press briefing is in progress.
Watch Gov. Bill Lee’s briefing, with Tennessee updates, starting at 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17.
Lee was twice asked to address the lack of confidence in Schwinn among some of his own party’s lawmakers. At least one Republican legislator has suggested holding a no-confidence vote on the education chief.
Gov. Bill Lee’s Thursday press briefing is in progress.
State Sen. Paul Rose wants to make sure that Gov. Bill Lee lives up to his stance that West Tennessee will get its fair share of attention.
The information will be published and updated weekly by the state education department — not the health department — and will rely on reports from the state’s 147 school districts.
Bill Lee signed executive orders Friday extending Tennessee’s state of emergency until Sept. 30 and allowing mayors to put mask mandates in place.
Despite calls from a White House task force leader for Tennessee to take stronger steps to curb the coronavirus spread, Gov. Bill Lee reiterated he doesn't plan to close down the state economy again and resisted the call for a statewide mask mandate.
Gov. Bill Lee’s latest coronavirus briefing is in progress.
Gov. Bill Lee expects the voucher rollout, which was halted when a Nashville judge overturned the 2019 law in May, will be resurrected in 2021. The Tennessee Court of Appeals is expected to rule this fall on the state’s appeal.
Gov. Bill Lee’s media briefing is scheduled for 4 p.m. today.