Posts Tagged ‘Mark White’
Knoxville, Be Damned: Rep. Daniel Helping GOP Cripple Community Oversight Boards in Tenn.
Despite nearly unified support from Knox County officials, state Rep. Martin Daniel, R-Knoxville, District 18, voted Feb. 27 with the majority party in committee to strip state-based community oversight boards of their subpoena power. The city of Knoxville has successfully operated a police community oversight board for 20 years under both Democratic and Republican mayors.…
Read MoreFor-profit, online school — with dismal student results — headed toward extension
The Tennessee Virtual Public Schools Act, which authorized the creation of of the state’s largest online school serving kindergarten through 8th grade, is set to expire in June. The school, Tennessee Virtual Academy, is operated by K12, Inc., a for-profit company that has contract with Union County. Union County receives about $8,600 for each of…
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