Does Tennessee’s Governor Respect Public School Teachers?

A disturbing pattern of behavior

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I reported over at Tennessee Education Report about all the outrage last week related to Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee sitting silently while one of his advisors on education policy publicly disparaged public school educators.

This IS Who He Is

While the reactions to Lee’s remarks were swift and filled with righteous anger, the fact that Lee falls in line with attacks on public education should come as no surprise.

He’s made clear where teachers stand in his funding priorities, for example:

100% for Charters, 2.5% for Teachers