John Early, situated in North Nashville, will get a new focus on science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics, or STEAM, through the partnership, according to a Wednesday news release from MNPS. It will also make efforts to prepare students for high-performing high schools. The school will be run in partnership with Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development.

Training and implementation for the new school model will unfold over the next three school years.

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Dozens of protestors in the galleries began chanting “Blood on your hands” as soon as the legislation passed, prompting House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, to order state troopers to clear the galleries. Many protestors continued to chant and stomp down at lawmakers as the House floor fell into chaos over parliamentary issues.

The bill is all but guaranteed to become law within weeks, as Gov. Bill Lee can either sign it into law or allow it to become law without his signature. Lee has never vetoed a bill.

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Gov. Bill Lee has proposed a statewide taxpayer-funded school voucher program. If approved, it would eventually allow any student, regardless of family income or location, to attend a private school of their choice and use a scholarship funded with state dollars to help do so.

It’s a controversial idea. Here are some things to know.School vouchers, which are offered to a limited number of students in Tennessee right now through the existing Education Savings Account program, allow families to use taxpayer dollars to offset the costs of private schooling.

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Tennessee receives $1.8 billion in Title I, IDEA, and other federal program funding each year, which support low-income students, students with disabilities, and school lunch programs.

Tennessee would be the first state to undertake a rejection of federal education funds, if lawmakers move on the panel’s recommendations in January.

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