Thursday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed all-star panelist Roger Simon in studio to weigh in on Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton’s efforts to reject funding from Department of Education in the state.
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Laurie Cardoza-Moore on Proclaiming Justice to the Nations’ Upcoming Summit, ‘Taking Back America’s Children’
Monday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Leahy welcomed CEO and Founder of PJTN, Laurie Cardoza-Moore in studio to talk about the upcoming event this Sunday called, Taking Back America’s Children for families of students.
Read the full storyTennessee House Education Administration Committee Chairman Mark White on Third Grade Retention Bill, Early Literacy
Monday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Leahy welcomed Chairman of the Education Administration Committee in the Tennessee House of Representatives (R-TN-83) Mark White to the newsmaker line to address the core of the third-grade retention bill and confronting issues in earlier education.
Read the full storyEducation Journalist TC Weber Asks: Why Do Parents Want Charter Schools?
Monday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Leahy welcomed education journalist for The Tennessee Star, TC Weber in studio to talk about why parents want charter schools and the problems associated with traditional public schools.
Read the full storyTennessee Home Education President Claiborne Thornton Defines an ‘Educated Citizen’
Tuesday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Leahy welcomed the president of the Tennessee Home Education Association, Claiborne Thornton in studio to discuss the concept of an educated citizen.
Read the full storyJC Bowman Discusses the Components of a Successful Public School System
Friday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Leahy welcomed Professional Educators of Tennessee Executive Director and CEO J.C. Bowman in studio to discuss the factors that pertain to a successful public school system and national educational reports.
Read the full storySenate Majority Leader Jack Johnson Explains School Choice Decision and Governor Lee’s School Safety Executive Order
Leahy was joined on the newsmaker line by Tennessee State Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, to discuss school choice and Governor Bill Lee’s executive order on school safety.
Read the full storyMetro Nashville Public School District 8 Candidate Amy Pate Wants to Bring Back the ABCs of Learning
Friday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed Metro Nashville Public School District Four candidate Amy Pate in studio to discuss growing up as a Nashville native and her mission to reinstate the ABCs of learning.
Read the full storyMetro Nashville School Board Member Fran Bush Agenda, Transmitting Common Sense into the Board
Friday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed Metro Nashville Public School District 6 School Board member Fran Bush in studio to explain her goal of implementing common senses into the school board and holding people accountable.
Read the full storyHost Leahy Talks with Metro Nashville District 2 School Board Candidate Mark Woodward Talks Background, Quitting Job to Work with Nashville Youth
Wednesday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Leahy welcomed School Board Candidate for District Four, Mark Woodward in studio to talk about his background.
Read the full storyAuthor Carol Swain Discusses Her Upcoming Book Signing of Her New Book : What Jesus Has to Say About Life, Marriage, Race and Ethnicity, Gender and Materialism
Friday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Leahy welcomed all-star panelist Carol Swain in studio to talk about her book signing today at the Puffy Muffin in Brentwood from 3 pm to 4 pm.
Read the full storyJ.C. Bowman Explains the Difference Between Professional Educators and Teachers’ Unions
Tuesday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Leahy welcomed CEO and Executive Director of Professional Educators J.C. Bowman in studio to contrast his organization with teachers’ unions’.
Read the full storyAll-Star Panelist Roger Simon: ‘The Fact That the ACLU Is on a Fishing Expedition Against Hillsdale College Is a Sign of the Decline of the ACLU’
Thursday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Leahy welcomed all-star panelist Roger Simon in studio to weigh in on ACLU open records request and the abomination of education.
Read the full storyGovernor Bill Lee Joins The Dan Mandis Show to Talk About Re-Working the Basic Education Program and Holding Schools Accountable
Live from Nashville, Tennessee, Friday morning on The Dan Mandis Show – weekdays on Supertalk 99.7 WTN – weekdays 5 a.m. to 9 a.m.– host Mandis welcomed Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to discuss how he will reformulate the Basic Education Program from the ground up and hold underperforming schools accountable. Mandis: Governor Bill Lee joining us. And always appreciate having you on the radio program, sir. There’s been a lot of discussions going on Capitol Hill over the last few weeks about how we’re going to fund the schools. Now, Governor, you have said that you want the funding to follow the kids no matter where they go. During your State of the State speech, you said this: (Bill Lee clip plays) I am proposing an innovative approach that sets aside dollars for each student based on their individual needs. And these dollars will be used in whatever public school they attend. This is not just hundreds of millions of dollars on the line. This is our kids and their lives. So, Governor, a lot of folks said hallelujah. And for the last many weeks, we have been waiting, including folks in the state legislature, eagerly awaiting your proposal.…
Read the full storyCounty Mayor Chad Graham Discusses Education and the Future of Bedford County
Tuesday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Leahy welcomed the Mayor of Bedford County, Chad Graham to the newsmakers line to talk about his background, goals, and middle-class growth.
Read the full storyTennessee Stands CEO Gary Humble on State Budget: ‘We Make More Money, We Spend More Money’
Tuesday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Leahy welcomed Gary Humble of Tennessee Stands to the newsmakers line to talk state budget disappointment and his mission for 2022.
Read the full storyState Representative Scott Cepicky: ‘There’s So Much Intimidation Right Now on Our Teachers that They Can’t Do Their Job’
Monday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Leahy welcomed State Representative Scott Cepicky to the newsmakers line to talk about improving Tennessee teachers’ ability to teach the fundamentals and putting Tennessee students back on track.
Read the full storyMayor Andy Ogles Talks About Attending the Tennessee State of the State Address
Tuesday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Leahy welcomed Mayor Andy Ogles in studio to comment on the State of the State Address and what impact the $52 billion budget will ahve on Maury County.
Read the full storyDr. Carol Swain Talks Critical Theory Dangers and the Need for More Leadership in Tennessee’s K-12 Education
Wednesday morning on the Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed all-star panelist Carol Swain in studio to react to critical theory incentives for University of Memphis professors and failed leadership in K12 Tennessee education.
Read the full storyRep. Jerry Sexton Responds to Biden Administration Immigration Law Fails and the State Legislature Role K12 Curriculum
Monday morning on the Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed State Rep. Jerry Sexton to the studio to discuss the failure of the Biden administration to enforce legal immigration laws and the Tennessee General Assembly’s role in K12 public school curriculum.
Read the full storyJill Simonian of Prager University Talks About Their New PREP Program for Parents and Teachers and Fighting Against Critical Race Theory
Tuesday morning on the Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed the Director of Outreach for Prager University to the newsmakers line to talk about their new PREP program which aids parents and teachers with videos that inspire and teach America’s values.
Read the full storyRep. Mark White Discusses Critical Race Theory Federal Grants in Tennessee for Public Schools and Why Division in Soceity Does Not Make Things Equal
Tuesday morning on the Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed State Rep. Mark White of Memphis to the newsmakers line to weigh in on the Department of Education’s usurpation of power and federal grants used to push critical race theory in states public education.
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