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Gov. Haslam Tries to Correct Sharia "Confusion"

AP/WMOT — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:47:48 +0000

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP/WMOT) — Gov. Bill Haslam's administration is responding to what it calls "confusion" about the role of a Muslim staffer and a council that has advised two state departments on Islamic affairs.

Study on Tennessee Teacher Eval's Released Monday

AP/WMOT — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 17:10:25 +0000

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP/WMOT) — A new study calls for the majority of Tennessee’s teachers to be evaluated each year using less student test score data.

The report released Monday by the State Collaborative on Reforming Education, or SCORE, was commissioned by Gov. Bill Haslam to review the state's controversial new teacher evaluation system.

Governor Says He'll Sign "Monkey" Bill

AP/WMOT — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:05:12 +0000

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Almost 90 years after the Scopes "monkey trial," the state of Tennessee is close to enacting a law that critics say renews the attack on evolution.

Republican Gov. Bill Haslam said he’ll likely sign the bill, which would protect teachers who allow students to criticize evolution and other scientific theories, such as global warming.

Haslam Out of Step with GOP on "Living Wage" Issue

AP/WMOT — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:26:19 +0000

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Bill Haslam says he wants to leave it up to local governments to decide whether to set their own wage requirements for contractors.

Haslam's stance puts him at odds with some fellow Republicans in the State General Assembly.

Two Republican legislators have announced plans to submit a measure that would ban higher wage requirements set by local governments and repeal those standards already enacted.

Gov. Haslam has Ambitious Education Goal

AP/WMOT — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:14:53 +0000

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Haslam says he’s looking to improve Tennessee students' proficiency scores by 20 percent over the next five years. Haslam says that kind of improvement would provide evidence that his education overhaul is working.