Tennessee launches its summer food benefits this week. Most students in the state will miss out. https://www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2025/06/10/tennessee-refuses-sun-bucks-program-launches-state-summer-food-benefits/

A new Tennessee GOP bill would allow schools to refuse to enroll undocumented students. Dems, advocates and at least one Republican senator criticize the effort, which is an explicit attempt to overturn long-standing federal precedent on access to public ed www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...

Know of any Tennessee-specific projects, grants or programs affected by this? My DMs/email/Signal (@itsmbrown.12) are open

This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments about Tennessee's ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender teenagers. At the center of the case is a Nashville teenager, L, and her parents, who sued the state last year. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

In @usatoday.com, @itsmelissabrown.bsky.social and @nicolehester.bsky.social profile the Tennessee family at the center of the big US Supreme Court case on transgender health care. Oral arguments are set for tomorrow morning. www.usatoday.com/story/news/l...

A thoughtful profile by @itsmelissabrown.bsky.social of the family behind the big Tennessee transgender health care case going before the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 4. Photos by the talented Nicole Hester. www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...

Oh no, one of of you posted "and you're surprised??" in reply to someone, didn't you? If you do that, Bluesky crashes and no one's allowed to post for an hour. This is a feature, not a bug.

Drama in the Tennessee legislature

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee supports Trump-backed plan to abolish US Department of Education www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...

The latest in the fight between state and local control in Tennessee. @itsmelissabrown.bsky.social has the details of this House GOP bill that would block local governments from returning expelled lawmakers to office. www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...

Parents and disability advocates are raising concerns about the possibility Tennessee will reject federal education funding. @itsmelissabrown.bsky.social has an important story this morning explaining why. www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...