Ebb tide for school reform in Tennessee?
Buy PhotoGov. Bill Haslam, left, with Commissioner of Education Candice McQueen.(Photo: Jae S. Lee / File / The Tennessean)Buy PhotoThe last several weeks have been lousy ones for those who labor to reform public education in Tennessee, even as one of the most controversial reforms, school vouchers, had made it to a full vote in the state House of Representatives for the first time.Tennessee has made significant progress on education in the last eight years, but seems to be struggling with how, ..>> view originalHaslam team about to launch campaign for massive outsourcing ...
NASHVILLE — Gov. Bill Haslam's administration is expected to roll out the public relations campaign for its massive facilities-management outsourcing plan over the next two weeks, including revised numbers purporting to show a contractor can maintain all state college campuses for up to $55 million a year less than the campuses' existing staffs. But a top University of Tennessee facilities services administrator said last week those numbers are based on a dramatic understatement of projected co..>> view originalNashville community remembers Supreme Court Justice Scalia
Reports cite federal officials that say he died in his sleep of natural causes. Associate Justice Antonin Scalia is seen during the group portrait, Friday, Oct. 8, 2010, at the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)(Photo: AP)Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia died Saturday morning.Scalia, 79, was found dead at a Texas ranch.Here's how the Nashville community has reacted to his death:U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander"Justice Scalia's death is a great loss t..>> view originalCommunity digitizes black Nashville history
Buy PhotoVanderbilt University graduate student Lamont Bentley shows newspaper clippings from Lawrenceburg from the 1940s. Bentley will use the clippings to update Wikipedia entries related to the Civil Rights movement.(Photo: Melanie Balakit / The Tennessean)Buy PhotoA group of about a dozen people sifted through old newspapers, brochures and history books Saturday to help create Wikipedia entries on the civil rights movement in Nashville and throughout the South.The Wikipedia edit-a-thon is pa..>> view originalThomas Rhett married grade-school crush
Country singer Thomas Rhett and his wife, Lauren, celebrated their third wedding anniversary in October.(Photo: Submitted)Country singer Thomas Rhett smashed his teeth into his wife’s teeth the first time they tried to kiss.As teenagers, Thomas Rhett and Lauren were on the trampoline in his parents’ yard. He made his big move and leaned in. Right then, Thomas Rhett’s mother opened the back door and Lauren jerked up.“Oh, it was so bad,” Lauren Akins says, laughing.In fact, the whole first part of..>> view originalLight snow, rain for Middle Tennessee on Valentine's Day
Big snowflakes fall in Hendersonville Sunday, Feb. 14. Buy PhotoSnow falls at Drakes Creek Memorial Park in Hendersonville, Tenn. on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016.(Photo: Shelley Mays / The Tennessean)Buy PhotoDepending on your feelings about wintry weather (and Valentine's Day), Sunday's forecast could either serve as a convenient reason to snuggle up indoors or a mild inconvenience if you're planning to head out.National Weather Service meteorologists say that Middle Tennessee can expect a li..>> view originalBlount Democrats to pick local delegates
The Blount County Democratic Party will hold its local convention on March 5. Attending the convention is a mandatory step for local residents interested in becoming delegates to the National Democratic Convention in July. An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety. You need an online service to view this article in its entirety. Choose an online service. Current print subsc..>> view original
Sunday, February 14, 2016
Ebb tide for school reform in Tennessee? and other top stories.
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