The Tennessee State House Education Committee passed a bill that would let public schools display the Ten Commandments and other historical American documents.
The committee passed House Bill (HB) 0047, introduced by State Representative Michael Hale (R-Smithville), by a 15-4 vote on Tuesday.
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said Metro Nashville Public Schools’ (MNPS) newly announced partnership with Colin Kaepernick’s artificial intelligence (AI) company raises serious questions about the district’s priorities and the quality of education being provided to students.
The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy on Thursday publicly invited television host Mike Rowe to Nashville for an education forum after Rowe called for a national conversation on addressing the growing shortage of skilled workers in the U.S.
Governor Bill Lee announced Thursday that more than 50,304 applications have been received for Tennessee’s Education Freedom Scholarship Program for the 2026–2027 school year, with the deadline closing later this month.
A new partnership between Turning Point USA (TPUSA) and the National Constitution Bee to connect TPUSA’s high school Club America chapters with the National Constitution Bee’s Constitution-focused scholarship competition in Tennessee was announced during Friday’s edition of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show.
In an exclusive interview with The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy, former Tennessee Titans wide receiver Kevin Dyson described his journey from the NFL to education and outlined his plans to open Music City Academy, a tuition-free public charter high school in Nashville focused on student-athlete development and academic success.
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