A coalition of local leaders, labor unions and community members rallied in protest of Elon Musk’s supercomputers on Friday, calling for the removal of xAI from Memphis and urging leaders to put citizens above corporations. See the full story from Action News 5.

On Friday, May 1, members of multiple labor unions and community organizations will gather in Market Square from 5-7PM to host a May Day Rally. Read the article from the Knoxville Daily Sun.

“My kids had a great education starting in kindergarten. They all graduated from Knox County public schools,” said [Caroline] Mann. “I believe that every child in Tennessee deserves the same free, excellent public education that my kids have. And threats like this, like the ESA expanding to Knoxville, are endangering that.” See the full story at WATE.

CALEB (Chattanoogans in Action for Love, Equality & Benevolence), in collaboration with the Public School Strong campaign, has released the 2026 Building Strong Public Schools, Together Voter Guide, a nonpartisan civic education resource designed to equip Hamilton County residents with clear, accessible information to participate confidently in local school board elections. Read the full article from Chattanoogan .

The crowd was standing room only Tuesday as the Blount County chapter of the Public School Strong campaign hosted a candidate forum for contenders in the Blount County school board and mayoral primaries in the Sharon Lawson Room of the Blount County Public Library in Maryville. Read the full article from the Maryville Daily Times .

Outside of that, potential expansion of the Education Freedom Scholarship program was a discussion topic during the meeting. The Tennessee House passed a bill 52-42 Monday night that would up the number of scholarships for the program to 35,000. Members of Public School Strong Tennessee spoke out against the bill during the public comment portion of the meeting. Jenna Wingo, Jaunita Mitchell and Teresa Haywood stepped to the microphone to share their opposition to the legisla

Ed, the Owl, recently visited White Bluff Elementary School (WBES) Cafeteria staff to present a $500 check to cover student lunches that cannot be covered by the end of the year. Read the full article at the Chronicle of Mt. Juliet .

Guests Lindsey Doss (Public School Strong) and Theda Murray (SOCM) discuss public-school advocacy and a contested library collections policy, including removing ALA guidance and banning transgender-related materials. Trey Primrose explains Sumner Advocates for Immigrant Dignity (Sumner AID) immigrant-rights work, ICE activity concerns, petitions to end a 287(g) contract, and HB 793 amendments shifting from tuition/records to counting undocumented students. Listen to the full

Community members pressed the CMCSS board for transparency Tuesday, the first meeting since a teacher admitted showing nude photos of himself to a 17-year-old student. Read the rest of the article on ClarksvilleNow.com .

If lawmakers are serious about serving Tennesseans, the plan is obvious: Close the corporate tax loopholes, and stop letting companies like CoreCivic take money that belongs to our communities. Read the full Opinion piece on The Tennesseean.

Read the write-up from Nashville Scene .

Two bills that could challenge Plyler v. Doe , the landmark Supreme Court ruling guaranteeing every child’s right to a free public education, are advancing in the Tennessee legislature. The Education for All-Tennessee coalition continues to call on legislators to reject these bills. Read the full press release from EdTrust Tennessee.

Watch the video from WSMV in Nashville.

On Tuesday, February 24, Housing for All Tennessee hosted its 4th Annual Day on the Hill. The event brought together renters, neighbors with lived experience of homelessness, community leaders, and advocates from across the state for a day of storytelling and action at the Tennessee State Capitol. Read the full article from the Knoxville Daily Sun here.

Dozens fo Tennesseans gathered near the State Capitol looking for solutions to homelessness. Read the full article and watch the video from WKRN.

Housing for All TN held it fourth annual day on the hill today bringing together renters, neighbors experiencing homelessness, and housing advocates across the state to highlight the crisis of landlord greed and government inaction, which has led to the worst affordability crisis in living memory. Read the full article from the Cleveland Daily Banner .

“I am a working professional who has a master’s degree in a highly sought-after field,” said social worker Maddie Casey. “I’ve had to get a second job to afford my rent.” Read the article or watch the video on WATE.

Housing for All Tennessee Coalition will speak to lawmakers about reducing the financial burden being placed on working families. They intend to meet with State Sen. Becky Duncan Massey and State Rep. Dave Wright of Knox County, among others. Read the article or watch the video from WATE.

"Do you want schools to focus on positive student academic outcomes, or do you want schools to be an instrument of immigration enforcement?" said Betsy Hobkirk [SOCM member], who has been an elementary school teacher in Knox County for 15 years. Read the full article from Chalkbeat Tennessee.

A Davidson County Chancery Court order has temporarily stopped Middle Point Landfill's plans to expand vertically by more than 70 feet, following a lawsuit from the City of Murfreesboro. SOCM members in Rutherford County have been fighting the landfill expansion since it was announced. Read the full article from New Channel 5.