Andy SpearsTennessee Republicans Back Democrats in War Over SchoolsSchool Board races in the Nashville suburbs are a school privatization battlegroundJul 15, 2024Jul 15, 2024
Andy SpearsA By-product of Christian NationalismToward theocracy in TennesseeJul 1, 20241Jul 1, 20241
Andy SpearsLamenting LizzetteTennessee’s Education Commissioner creates controversyJun 21, 20242Jun 21, 20242
Andy SpearsMany Laughs at ManyStoriesA fun feature on the content-sharing platformJun 12, 20245Jun 12, 20245
Andy SpearsTeacher Pay, Testing, and Guns: A Tennessee Education StoryAnother week in the Wild West that is Tennessee education policyMay 24, 20241May 24, 20241
Andy SpearsAll Kids Should Graduate FreeOne Tennessee community makes it possible for this year’s graduatesMay 20, 20242May 20, 20242
Andy SpearsAnother TN School District Rejects Arming TeachersLawmakers passed a policy no one wantsMay 10, 20241May 10, 20241
Andy SpearsTesting Troubles While Teachers Take a TumbleAnother wild week in Tennessee education policyApr 19, 20242Apr 19, 20242
Andy SpearsMaking Money MovesNotes on teacher pay and school vouchers in TennesseeApr 5, 20241Apr 5, 20241
Andy SpearsTennessee is Giving Away the FarmSchool vouchers will siphon funds from already starved public schoolsMar 29, 20241Mar 29, 20241
Andy SpearsThrowing it All AwayTennessee leaders throw public schools to the wolvesOct 6, 20235Oct 6, 20235
Andy SpearsTennessee’s Policy Choice: Stuff Cash in Mattresses While Schools SufferDespite years of budget surpluses, school funding remains in the bottom 10 nationallyJun 28, 2023Jun 28, 2023
Andy SpearsShould Ghosts Receive School Vouchers?And more stories from a week in education newsJun 26, 20233Jun 26, 20233
Andy SpearsIn Tennessee, a Pro-Schools, Progressive Activist Seeks to Join a Legislature Leaning Sharply RightNashville special election highlights key policy debatesJun 22, 2023Jun 22, 2023