Thursday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Leahy welcomed Tennessee Speaker of the House, Cameron Sexton to the newsmaker line to discuss his recent proposal in the Tennessee General Assembly which would reject federal education funding in the state.
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Tennessee State Representative Scott Cepicky Talks Retention and Statewide Listening Tour
Monday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Leahy welcomed (R-TN-64) Scott Cepicky to the newsmaker line to discuss third-grade retention and what he’s hearing during his statewide listening tour from educators.
Read the full storyJ.C. Bowman of Professional Educators of Tennessee Reviews NAEP Scores, Down Across the State
Wednesday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Leahy welcomed Professional Educators of Tennessee’s head, JC Bowman in studio to take a closer look at Tennessee’s NAEP scores which reveal Davidson, Shelby, and Madison County public schools failing.
Read the full storyJC Bowman Discusses Shelby County Schools Superintendent’s Firing and the Problems with Jamming Through ESAs
Monday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Leahy welcomed Professional Educators of Tennessee Executive Director and CEO JC Bowman to the newsmaker line to discuss the recent firing of Shelby County Schools Superintendent Dr. Joris Ray and the pitfalls of jamming through Educational Savings Accounts to parents and their students.
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