JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton recently floated the idea of dropping the bachelor’s degree requirement for teachers and instead creating a two-year associate’s ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Teacher vacancies across the state are down significantly as the number of teachers taking non-traditional paths has nearly doubled, new data shows. During a meeting of the ...

Educator advocates say unpaid student teaching requirements can be a barrier for aspiring teachers. The Tennessee House ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — When it comes to education, the role of teachers goes much farther than conveying knowledge. In many cases, they can also be the last line of defense between violent students ...

BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. — A former Blount County teacher who pleaded guilty last year to five counts of “offensive touching” of students will have his teaching license suspended for three years, the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — This year’s report by the National Education Association ranked the Volunteer State 38th in the U.S. for its average teacher salary. While it’s an improvement from the prior ...