Few can deny the common sense behind preparing for something that is definitely going to happen, yet every year, an impending winter storm sends people rushing out to the store at the last minute, prepping for a blizzard that is…
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State Education Plagued by Incompetency
The long-awaited changeover to computer-based standardized testing in Tennessee won’t happen this year. “Like you, we are incredibly disappointed,” Tennessee education commissioner Candice McQueen wrote to superintendents around the state. In an email, McQueen told administrators that Monday’s system failure…
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Attorney General to Waste Taxpayer Money Investigating Durham Text Messages
A special legislative committee sparked by a Tennessee lawmaker’s alleged inappropriate texts has authorized the state attorney general to investigate. The committee appointed by House Speaker Beth Harwell met briefly to pass a resolution authorizing the investigation of the allegations…
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