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Missouri district embarrassed by 5th grader School lunch debt should not exist. Not in Tennessee. And not anywhere else. Recently, a fifth grader in Missouri raised funds to pay off the school lu...

http://tnedreport.com/2024/05/no-free-lunch/

Teachers, staff to see raises based on School Board’s budget While the State of Tennessee continues to move slowly when it comes to investment in teacher compensation, local districts are stepp...

http://tnedreport.com/2024/05/pay-boost-coming-for-sumner-schools/

District rejects legislative plan to put more guns in schools Officials in Memphis have announced that their school system will not allow teachers to carry guns at school, despite a legislative d...

http://tnedreport.com/2024/05/memphis-shelby-county-announces-it-will-not-arm-teachers/

Can policymakers summon the will to make school meals free for all kids? State Rep. John Ray Clemmons is frustrated. Angry, even. He’s been trying for years to get his fellow lawmakers to fund ...

http://tnedreport.com/2024/05/will-tennessee-do-the-right-thing/

TNReady scores NOT ready for final grades Well, here we go again. The TNReady scores that are supposed to factor into a student’s final grades are NOT ready. Districts are reporting that the te...

http://tnedreport.com/2024/05/same-old-song/

Tennessee continues to fail when it comes to school funding In spite of a new school funding formula AND Gov. Bill Lee’s promise to make Tennessee one of the top places to teach in America, the...

http://tnedreport.com/2024/05/a-solid-f/

Exposes massive state policy failure In Wilson County, people are stepping up to cancel school lunch debt. Sure, school lunch debt represents a massive policy failure. But at least this community...

http://tnedreport.com/2024/05/the-community-steps-up/

Nobody wants Bill Lee’s school “safety” plan Another school district is making clear it’s not interested in Gov. Bill Lee’s school safety plan of allowing unidentified teachers with cer...

http://tnedreport.com/2024/05/clarksville-wont-arm-teachers/

Tennessee deadline for FAFSA filing is May 15th It’s time. To file the FAFSA. If you’re going to a public college or university in Tennessee in the fall, the time to file your FAFSA is now. �...

http://tnedreport.com/2024/05/finally-file-the-fafsa/

Minimum salary moved to $50K, all teachers will see pay increase Districts across Tennessee are making moves to increase teacher compensation in the face of a growing shortage of applicants and l...

http://tnedreport.com/2024/05/pay-bump-on-the-way-in-memphis/