by allison | Sep 5, 2024 | Public Education
Let’s play connect the dots. Dot 1: Tennessee’s public schools are chronically underfunded. We ranked 41st, the last I checked. Dot 2: Tennessee ranks 42nd for K–12 teacher pay. In Hamilton County, the average pay for a public school teacher with a master’s degree is...
by allison | Sep 19, 2022 | Public Education
I get that response a lot (usually accompanied by an apologetic shrug) when I’m knocking doors in District 26 and ask people if there’s anything that concerns them about state government here in Tennessee. To be fair, many people are concerned about quite a few...
by allison | Jul 22, 2022 | Public Education
Back in April, when the debate on school book bans was sweeping the country, a survey of registered voters in Tennessee found that the vast majority opposed bans based on content about race, gender, or sexuality. In fact 58 percent of the Tennesseans surveyed said...
by allison | Jul 20, 2022 | Public Education
When I was a little kid, a family friend gave me a hardback copy of James and the Giant Peach. My mom skimmed the first couple of chapters. In pretty short order, James’s parents are killed by an escaped rhinoceros, he’s enslaved by sadistic aunts, and he goes to live...
by allison | Jul 3, 2022 | Public Education
In case you missed it, here it is again: the leaked video of Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn, speaking with Gov. Bill Lee at a recent closed-door event in Nashville. I encourage you to watch the video for yourself, but here’s a quick synopsis of the appalling...
by allison | Jul 1, 2022 | Public Education
Now we know what Bill Lee thinks of the 80,000 K–12 teachers who work for the state of Tennessee. Yesterday a leaked video shows our governor sitting meekly by as one of the leaders of the national movement to privatize our public schools calls teachers “dumb,” and...
