Tennessee education commissioner school takeover bill dies
A bill outlining how the state could take over a local school district falling short of its academic goals is dead after the Senate Education Committee officially closed for the year Wednesday night. The controversial bill, introduced in late March by Rep. Scott Cepicky, R-Culleoka, outlined how the Tennessee education commissioner could take over any district not meeting its academic goals, potentially firing its superintendent and replacing elected school board members. In addition to academics, the proposal also said the state could factor in a district's "competence" in meeting oper...
Source: commercialappeal.com