Jean Myers, of Sumner County PSS, is interviewed about HB793. Listen to Jean's interview on The Loyal Opposition podcast.

Meghan Gilbert, the Hamilton County co-lead for the advocacy group Public School Strong, said the amount of public funding going to students attending private schools shows where the state's priorities are. "With our public schools being a public good, we want to ensure that they remain funded and supported," she said by phone. "It is just unfortunate to see that our priorities are putting that money into these private school programs that are not showing they're performing a

“Local elected officials’ authority is being threatened by state preemption,” cautioned Shelby White, alerting Tennessee residents to a campaign by lobbyists, corporations, and their legislative partners to abolish the 1989 Jackson Law which gives local residents the final say on whether a proposed landfill is allowed to locate in their community. Read the full article from the Sewanee Mountain Messenger.

The Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board voted down a resolution opposing a state bill allowing schools to deny enrollment to children without legal immigration status. Read the full article and watch the video on ClarksvilleNow.com.

Broad coalition across the nation and state calls upon the administration and congress to protect children with disabilities, reverse layoffs, and uphold access to key educational services. Read the press release from the Autism Society .

This timely discussion will bring together local and state education leaders to explore the impacts of vouchers, charter schools, and school choice policies on Tennessee’s public education system. Read the full article from Rutherford Source .

Read the full article from The Mountain Press.

In Rutherford County, the fight over where Tennessee’s trash goes is reigniting. Local leaders said corporate influence is threatening a decades-old law that allows counties to decide what gets built in their own backyards. Read the full article from WKRN .

Public School Strong, a nonpartisan public school advocacy group with the goal of advocating for honest, equitable, safe and fully funded public schools, hosted a Stuff the Bus event on Saturday, Sept. 13 in Richland Park. Read the full article from The Portland Sun .

On Saturday, September 27, the Inskip neighborhood will come alive with color, music, and community spirit on Saturday, September 27 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. as Cattywampus Puppet Council and Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment (SOCM) team up with Inskip Elementary for We Are Inskip: Hear Us Roar! Read the article at KnoxTNToday.com.

A public town meeting at the Blount County Court House on Aug. 23 opened dialogue about immigration and voting rights in Tennessee. Read...

Annexation will give the city government a "seat at the table" to hold Middle Point accountable regarding better approaches for solid...

A Tennessee advocacy group is pushing lawmakers to reconsider eliminating the state's 4% grocery tax after previous legislative attempts...

A growing group of Tennesseans says it’s time to take the tax off groceries Read the full article from Fox 17 Nashville.

“I think most people will be infuriated,” said Angela Wynn, a Rutherford County parent and member of Public School Strong, a partner...

A group of Ford Motor Company investors sent a letter to the company’s board May 1, asking it to address concerns over reported...

When the Tennessee Republican-controlled legislature adopted a $447 million universal voucher program in January, it was over the...

A former special ed teacher and a children's minister, Liv Cook works and fights for access to resources and the rights of all students....

Knoxville has long taken pride in being an affordable place to live. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically altered its housing...

A controversial bill that would allow Tennessee public schools to keep illegal immigrants out of classrooms died this legislative...