Inside Tennessee’s New Education Bills
The Tennessee General Assembly wrapped last month, and here to help us understand the education bills passed this session is Melissa Brown, Tennessee Bureau Chief for Chalkbeat Tennessee. She joins host Marie Cecile Anderson to break down everything from voucher expansion, to the Ten Commandments in classrooms, to stricter internet policies in schools.
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