In the packed chambers of the Tennessee House of Representatives, Gov. Bill Haslam delivered his second State of the State address Monday night before a joint session of the state General Assembly.
Many in…
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The governor’s second budget plan calls for wiping more than 1,000 jobs off the books, offers raises to teachers and state employees and hands out hundreds of thousands for capital projects.
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Gov. Bill Haslam will announce his proposed budget on Capitol Hill Monday. The state anticipates collecting about $300 million more in tax revenues next fiscal year than this year as the economy continues to recover.
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Letter from Gov. Bill Haslam; Jan. 27, 2012:
A Campaign Promise Kept
Throughout the campaign and my first year as governor, I’ve been quite serious about tracking our performance and using data to measure…
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Press Release from the State Collaborative on Reforming Education, Jan. 25, 2012:
Organization Will “Listen and Gather Feedback on Successes and Challenges”
(Nashville) – The State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) today announced…
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Lawmakers say they’re hearing concerns about the governor’s plan to authorize more local control on class size and teacher pay, but they predict the outcry will not be as heated as last year’s.
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A measure making it illegal for public elementary or middle schools in Tennessee to teach about homosexuality has cropped up again in the state Legislature and suffered a minor setback Wednesday.
But Rep. Joey…
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The Department of Education plans to shave about 43 positions from its administrative staff, though 17 of them are already vacant, the Haslam administration said Thursday.
The department represents the second largest chunk of…
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Gov. Bill Haslam wants an independent review of the state’s new, and controversial, system of grading teachers. “If you don’t consistently re-evaluate it, you’re not doing your job.”
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Press Release from the State of Tennessee, Dec. 21, 2011:
Governor calls upon independent organization and department to take a closer look
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today announced that there will…
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Gov. Bill Haslam says he put the brakes on a proposal to further open up school choice in Tennessee because the concept of vouchers has “too many unanswered questions” and the timing was off.…
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Press Release from the Tennessee State Senate GOP Caucus, Dec. 19, 2011:
Senator Faulk files bill to allow superior value added growth data to count more in teacher evaluations
(NASHVILLE, TN) — State Senator…
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