Posted on 02/02/2022 9:03:37 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee (R) announced on Monday a state partnership with Michigan’s Hillsdale College to launch a number of K-12 charter schools.
Lee announced the partnership during his state of the state address on Monday evening in front of a special joint session of the state Legislature. Hillsdale College is a liberal arts college in southern Michigan known for its refusal to accept federal funds. The college has launched an initiative to revitalize “public education through the launch and support of classical K-12 charter schools.”
Lee and Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn are working together to build a system of charter schools in Tennessee.
“Two years ago, I traveled to Hillsdale College to participate in a Presidents Day celebration and spend time with champions of American exceptionalism,” Lee said. “For decades, Hillsdale College has been the standard bearer in quality curriculum and the responsibility of preserving American liberty.”
“I believe their efforts are a good fit for Tennessee, and we are formalizing a partnership with Hillsdale to expand their approach to civics education and K-12 education,” he added.
In an education-heavy speech, Lee leaned into the Tennessee state motto, “America at its best,” asserting that his state should be a model of governance for other states as well as the federal government. He touted the state’s conservative governance, from passing additional restrictions on abortion to pushing forward greater transparency in schools.
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A win-win!
Democrats saddened
A very good move!
Awesome!
I hope that this the beginning of the rescue of our education system.
Just keep it non-union and no tenure.
Ca.ifornia and ilk to bar all state travel to tennessee,, and throw hizzy fits and stomp their feet a lot.
Excellent!
I wish bigly that Rush was still alive to talk about this great news with Hillsdale and Tennessee schools!
We have one of these near my daughter’s home. Curriculum seems solid
IF my grandkids are not homeschooled, they will go there. The oldest is not quite 3, but planning ahead 😊
Hillsdale has developed what they name the Barney school initiative, a movement to establish charter schools with solid proAmerican curriculum and free of leftwing influence. It has been very successful for some years now where established one school at a time; but this initiative sounds like a great advance for the education of Tennessee’s children. Great development.
I’ve just learned that Hillsdale has been gifted 1,100 acres here in Placer County, CA, and will be opening a campus here. Once a GOP majority bastion, Placer has been eroded by imbeciles moving in from the Bay Area, and GOP only has a plurality now. This will help
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