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Tennessee's largest teacher organization, which recently challenged two new state laws affecting educators, has quietly dropped its lawsuit about payroll dues deduction, while its other lawsuit over classroom censorship moves ahead in federal court.
On May 16, 2023, Governor Bill Lee signed Public Chapter 437 into law. The union subsequently filed a lawsuit: Tennessee Education Association, et al., versus Bill Lee, et al. Late
A three-judge panel has dismissed a lawsuit by the Tennessee Education Association, which means teachers' paychecks and union dues now will be severed.
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) announced Tuesday that his state will ease restrictions on student teachers to address difficulties in recruiting and retaining educators. The request for emergency rulemaking to “temporarily allow expanded use of student teachers” came from the North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board (ESPB) as it calls for help to…
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Schools in Rutherford County and across Middle Tennessee are opening next week, and hundreds of teaching positions still need to be filled. Many of those positions are in special education. JC Bowman, with Professional Educators of Tennessee, told WGNS... Again, Bowman highlighted that teacher attrition is still in crisis, and that schools in general must do a better job with teacher recruitment and retention. Rutherford County Schools have at least 45-licensed te ...