The Commercial Appeal in Memphis interviews Tennessee Center for Policy Research president Justin Owen about a new effort to end collective bargaining for teachers, allowing them to negotiate directly with administrators. “When you have collective bargaining, you have a middle man between teachers...

Elizabeth Cook, research associate at the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, explains the perils of the state pre-Kindergarten program in Monday’s Tennessean. by Elizabeth Cook As sum­mer comes to an end, stu­dents across Ten­nessee are head­ing off to their first day of school. This year,...

Law Clerk with the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, Will Hines discusses how the recent failure of a Tennessee charter school will actually benefit the charter system, and ultimately improve Tennessee education. This article originally appeared in The Nashville City Paper on July 26. by Will Hines On...

In a special education edition, The City Paper gets the Tennessee Center for Policy Research’s perspective on the state’s new Race to the Top funding. Pick up a hardcopy of the paper in downtown Nashville and flip to page 20, or click here for the online article, titled “Anxiety about...

Channel 4 News interviews acting executive director of the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, Justin Owen on Melvin Johnson’s resignation as President of Tennessee State University (TSU) to become a tenured professor at the institution. The tenure system in Tennessee leaves taxpayers and students...

In honor of the Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day The Tennessee Center for Policy Research invites you to attend A Breakfast Discussion on School Choice With guest speaker Sen. Jack Johnson Breakfast will be served 7:30 am to 9:00 am Friday, July 30th The office of TCPR 200 4th Avenue, Suite 625 Nashville,...

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Center for Policy Research today made available in electronic version its most recent publication, An Idea a Day: 45 Ideas for a Prosperous Tennessee. The pamphlet offers one innovative free market idea for each remaining legislative day of the 106th General Assembly. Each...

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Center for Policy Research today released a policy brief examining the education reform proposals currently sought by Governor Phil Bredesen. The governor issued a proclamation last Thursday calling a special session of the General Assembly to address certain education laws...

TCPR policy intern Rebecca Wright proposes using education tax credits, an idea already implemented in several states but new to Tennessee, as a way to give children and their parents more educational options. This article originally appeared in the Chattanoogan. by Rebecca Wright Imagine that you walk...