Republican bill protecting TN students from disciplinary actions for misgendering transgender students, staff advances in House
The bill would also protect students and schools from lawsuits if they refuse to use a staff member's or a student's ...
10Listens: No mass layoffs reported at Norris Dam, but voluntary buy-out offered for TVA employees
A spokesperson for TVA said the short answer is "no," TVA has not fired all its employees. The agency has not experienced mass layoffs, and it said recent federal layoffs do not a ...
English-only driver exam bill fails in Tennessee House subcommittee
Tennessee currently offers written driver's license exams in five languages: English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean and German.
Documents obtained by NYTimes show Y-12 operating with 8 fewer staff than budgeted amid federal cuts
The Trump administration has announced sweeping layoffs and cuts that impacted departments and agencies across the federal ...
'We're disheartened' | Tense confrontation at Indianapolis bar leads to threats at Knoxville tavern
According to an Instagram post from the "Chatterbox Jazz Club," a group came into the bar and intentionally misgendered and ...
P.E. teacher at Knox Prep does not have active teaching license yet, other teachers are licensed
The interim CEO of PREP Public Schools said the P.E. teacher passed the teacher licensure exam and is in the process of ...
Judge: Trial can proceed for former KCSO narcotics chief accused of abusing expense card
In July 2023, U.S. Magistrate Judge Jill McCook found Henderson was -- as of that moment -- incompetent to proceed with trial ...
Trump signs order to cut staff at Voice of America and other US-funded media organizations
Trump issued an order Friday night to reduce costs at the U.S. Agency for Global Media and six other obscure federal agencies ...
Jefferson County Schools votes to renovate existing elementary school, against calls for new building
The cost to renovate Jefferson Elementary School is estimated at around $24 million — $3 million less than building a new ...
Republican bill would protect TN students from disciplinary actions for misgendering transgender students, staff
The bill would also protect students from lawsuits if they refuse to use staff member's or another student's preferred ...
Sweeping Dept. of Education layoffs lead to uncertainty for future of students with disabilities
Many families, educators and activists in East Tennessee specifically said they were worried about how students with ...
Hamblen County seeks input from residents on county-wide survey
HAMBLEN COUNTY, Tenn. — The Hamblen County Government is asking residents to participate in its Hamblen County Citizen Survey ...