NASHVILLE – State Sen. Eric Stewart (D-Belvidere) announced Tuesday that he would fight to maintain a 25-year-old program to reward high-performing teachers, despite Republican efforts to cut it from the state budget.
“Our teachers have worked with us throughout the legislative session on difficult decisions that helped us secure federal education dollars,” Stewart said. “To go [...]
Spring is here, and that means we’re getting closer and closer to discussing the state budget. The final proposals were due this week, meaning you will see and hear a lot about the budget in the coming days. This week, however, I want to let you know about my efforts to support teachers in our [...]
Last week Tennessee was named the big winner in the Race to the Top competition for federal education funds. The state will receive $500 million in federal money for our schools as a result of our commitment to innovation and reform.
But what happens now? Over the next four years, we will be expected to raise [...]
WINCHESTER - Sen. Eric Stewart did more than tell students how the state legislature works when he visited Broadview Elementary Friday morning.
Stewart divided fourth and fifth grade students into their own makeshift legislature, complete with their own “House” and “Senate.” Caucus leadership was decided, votes were taken, and the students even passed legislation creating a [...]
SEN. STEWART PRAISES COMMUNITY COLLEGES
IN HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM
Sen. Eric Stewart, D-Belvidere, helped remove barriers facing Tennessee community college students Thursday in a bill meant to improve higher education and increase the number of state graduates.
The bill calls for community colleges to comprise a separate system in order to streamline class schedules and make it easier [...]
Nashville, TN – Senator Eric Stewart and Tennessee Education Commissioner Dr.
Timothy Webb today announced $6,000 in dropout prevention funding for Tullahoma
City Schools to improve public awareness and combat student dropouts through the
Model Dropout Prevention grant.
“If children are not in school, it’s impossible for them to learn the skills they will need to
be successful college students [...]
I come from a long line of educators. My wife is a public school teacher. My mother is a public middle school principal. My father taught and coached in public schools for 18 years. I have aunts and uncles who are teachers.
I know, first hand, several teachers who spend hundreds of their own dollars every [...]