Universal voucher expansion will devastate great public schools in every part of Tennessee! Share TEA’s “Keep the Lights On” video on your social media. 💡#TEAactionweek#TEAWeekofAction
TEA filed lawsuit because TN's "prohibited concepts" law interferes with instruction on difficult but important topics included in the Tennessee State Standards, developed and approved by Tennesseans. https://t.co/rCXDmIBhM3
Funding adequacy and equity is an issue in proposed TN school funding formula. Our state government still does less in funding per student than neighboring states, said TEA Executive Director Terrance Gibson. https://t.co/bf9aSUZDIa
The Tennessee Education Association calls on Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to sever ties with Hillsdale College and support legislation to limit the power of the state charter commission, restoring local control in public education. https://t.co/oza4WtXKZE🛑#lies2privatize
TEA President Tanya Coats: "Gov. Lee’s muted response showed that his loyalties lie with charter school operators. Lee allowed an out-of-state privatizer to stand on a stage in Tennessee and insult public school educators and teacher prep programs." https://t.co/hXCEGoqlwS
TEA fighting every day for the schools our students and communities deserve! Our bill HB2253/SB2221 to classify school nurses as licensed staff for salary purposes passed the Senate and House education committees today! #TEAstrong#TEAteachers
TEA President Beth Brown: “Legislation that falsely presents a conflict between parents and educators is an effort by privatizers to undermine confidence in our public schools.” https://t.co/0QVHfZpCCa
TEA President Beth Brown: The time is inarguably right to improve Tennessee’s funding of our public schools, finally getting us out of the bottom five in the nation and at least to the Southeastern average, but we must do it the right way. #TEAstrong https://t.co/Y7fkCSvSVq
At least 61 privatization lobbyists are pushing vouchers and out-of-state charter school legislation at the Tennessee Capitol this year. https://t.co/lI5kH41U6J
Manufactured controversies created by out-of-state organizations around library books and curriculum have thrust Tennessee educators and public schools into national headlines. https://t.co/y0jQW3npI7 📚 #TEAstrong#TEAteachers
TEA President Beth Brown: Wherever my next journey takes me, I carry the words of Mahatma Gandhi with me: “There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart.”❤️https://t.co/F4H8pBSxd6 🍎 #TEAteachers#TEAstrong#RedforEd
TEA President Beth Brown and Executive Director Terrance Gibson met with U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today ahead of tomorrow’s roundtable discussion of the educator pipeline and Grow Your Own initiative developed by TEA and the state of Tennessee.📚#TEAteachers
School privatization groups spent $7.9 million over the past 5 years on lobbying Tennessee lawmakers. That's a lot of money going after our state's public education funds. https://t.co/FxcZM5jdra
"There are a number of concerning elements within this bill, and with the concept of this rapid charter expansion overall," said TEA President Beth Brown. https://t.co/dm6OKj2ig4
BAD IDEA 👎 “The concern is that we’re taking taxpayer dollars and we’re going to take those taxpayer dollars away from our public schools and give them to private entities,” said TEA President Beth Brown. https://t.co/hrWqFJAUls