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State lawmakers returned to Nashville on Tuesday to begin a special legislative session on education called by Gov. Bill Lee. In a joint convention of the House and Senate, the governor laid out his legislative initiatives for the lawmakers. In his speech, Lee pointed to learning loss, low literacy rates and administering state assessments as some of the biggest obstacles schools in our state have grappled with since the start of the pandemic. To help schools overcome these challenges, House Republican leaders introduced four pieces of legislation this week. Increasing the student literacy ra...

Special Session on Education Ends January 23, 2021 January 22, 2021 Governor Bill Lee, Lt. Gov. McNally, Speaker Sexton and members of the General Assembly closed a historic special session to address learning loss and the negative effects on student proficiency in reading and math marked by time away from the classroom due to COVID-19.  “COVID-19 has severely disrupted education in Tennessee. Our decisive action to intervene on behalf of Tennessee students will equip them for success, educating our kids better in the future than before the pandemic,” said Gov. Lee. “I thank the Genera...

Special session addresses learning loss among K-12 students January 22, 2021 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — State officials held a special session to address learning loss among K-12 students Friday. “COVID-19 has severely disrupted education in Tennessee. Our decisive action to intervene on behalf of Tennessee students will equip them for success, educating our kids better in the future than before the pandemic,” said Gov. Bill Lee. “I thank the General Assembly for their swift passage of legislation that will benefit our students.” According to the news release from the state, passed legislat...

Session To Help K-12 Tennessee Students Comes To A Close Friday, January 22, 2021 Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and members of the General Assembly closed a special session to address learning loss and the negative effects on student proficiency in reading and math marked by time away from the classroom due to COVID-19.    Governor Lee said, “COVID-19 has severely disrupted education in Tennessee. Our decisive action to intervene on behalf of Tennessee students will equip them for success, educating our kids better in the future than before the pandemic. I thank the Gene...

A separate budget bill allocated funding for the new programs, including giving districts money to provide 4% raises for Tennessee educators. Teachers are to receive a 2% raise in the meantime, ahead of the full increase set for later this year. The pay increases amount to $43 million. Lee said the General Assembly would work to ensure that those raises reach teachers, though additional legislation may be necessary. While Lee opened the special session with a speech to lawmakers lambasting schools that don't have classrooms open, the governor this week repeatedly declined to say whether he...