Blackburn is far right, wins anyway

Frank CagleFeature, Frank Talk

State Republicans are reveling in winning a hard-fought election campaign for the U.S. Senate, but the numbers reveal cause for concern going forward.
In Tennessee, Trump country is, well, the country. …

Haslam’s tin ear

Sandra ClarkFeature, Gossip and Lies

After leaders of the state’s three largest school districts expressed no confidence in all or part of the TN Ready state testing program, Gov. Bill Haslam called a press conference …

Math lessons with the governor

Sherri Gardner HowellFarragut

Gov. Bill Haslam jumped right in with questions on slope and functionality for the students in Wanda Lacy’s AP Calculus class when he visited Farragut High School Monday. Groups of …

Lessons from Tennessee for New York

Sherri Gardner HowellFarragut

The New York Times had a front page story on Monday with the headline: “Free Tuition? Tennessee Could Tutor New York.”
The story centers on a Tennessee Promise student from Smyrna …

Grad stats strong for TN Promise

Sandra ClarkUncategorized

 
Credit Randy Boyd or Krissy DeAlejandro or even Mike Ragsdale, but Gov. Bill Haslam carried the baton for the last lap of the relay and Tennessee Promise is his signature …