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Tennessee teachers may now be required to out transgender students to their parents, under a measure signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee. The legislation requires schools to alert parents if their child has requested to go by a name, or set of pronouns, that differs from their school forms.
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National Education Association reports state’s per student spending ranks 33rd in 2022-23
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Murray State University’s Board of Regents chair issued a statement late Friday criticizing a local television station for its legal action earlier this week – when it requested over $400,000 from the school for attorney fees and statutory penalties resulting from a case over records requests.
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The Kentucky Senate Education Committee moved forward a bill that could create a force of armed veterans and retired police to protect schools.
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A measure that cleared the House Education Committee Tuesday would send Kentucky parents and guardians to court after their child has 15 unexcused absences from elementary school.
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A bill before the Kentucky House aims to provide the state’s youth with a better civic education.
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House lawmakers want to give Kentucky student teachers a small stipend and join a handful of other states that pay teacher interns.
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Tennessee’s Senate passed a bill Thursday that would put the state’s higher education commission in charge of Tennessee State University if its board of trustees sunsets this summer. Sen. Jon Lundberg, R-Bristol, who sponsored the bill, said he hopes it is never used.
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As soon as this week, Tennessee’s Senate could vote to vacate Tennessee State University’s governing body. The school’s board of trustees is set to expire this summer. But instead of letting it lapse, this bill would remove all current trustees, allow the governor to replace most of them and extend the body’s authority for two years.
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A Kentucky Senate committee advanced a bill that’s aimed at curtailing DEI efforts in Kentucky’s public colleges and universities.
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A bill that would allow Murray State to establish Kentucky’s first veterinary school advanced out of the House Agriculture Committee Wednesday.
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Ky. substitute teachers would no longer need college credits, under bill approved in House committeeAmid a dire teacher shortage, a committee of Kentucky lawmakers advanced a measure that would allow applicants without college experience to substitute teach.