House Education Administration Chair Representative William Slater joins this week's On the Fly to discuss the recent legislative session and his work on the Advisory Committee on Innovations in K-12 Education. 

Memphis City Councilwoman Jerri Green is the only contender in next August's Democratic gubernatorial primary who has held elected office. She joins this week's On the Fly to discuss how she'd work with the Republican supermajority if elected, what she'd do with the Education Freedom Scholarship program, and her vision for the future of education in Tennessee.

This week, lawmakers will vote on legislation that’s designed to hold underperforming virtual schools accountable by requiring their closure. The Senate passed its version of the bill last month, and the House will take it up this week.  Education Instruction Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Scott Cepicky, R-Culleoka, joins this week's On the Fly to discuss the legislation.

State Representative Elaine Davis, R-Knoxville, has filed three bills this session (HB1550, HB1675, and HB2329) to improve access students have to school nurses. She explains what each bill will do and why this issue is personal to her on this episode of On the Fly.

State Senator Adam Lowe, R-Calhoun, is sponsoring legislation designed to break down barriers parents face enrolling their child in a school district beyond the one they're zoned for.

Lowe's bill will expand public school choice opportunities statewide and give parents an appeal process when they're denied. He joins us this week to discuss why the bill is needed and how it would work.

In this edition of On the Fly, U.S. Senator and 2026 gubernatorial candidate Marsha Blackburn outlines how she'd approach the future of public charter schools, CTE, and a decision to appoint the next Commissioner of Education.

Tennesseans for Student Success Assistant Director of Government Relations Steven Bergman previews the upcoming legislative session that begins Tuesday at noon.

Speaker Sexton plans to propose an associate’s degree program next year for future kindergarten through sixth grade teachers. 

In this episode of On the Fly, he explains how the program will work and why he believes it can address Tennessee's teacher shortage without lowering teaching standards.

U.S. Congressman John Rose discusses why he decided to run for governor in 2026, along with his views on the Education Freedom Scholarship, career and technical education (CTE), public charter schools, and how he'd handle the additional authority President Donald Trump hopes to provide states for education.

Educator Jeremy Sager has helped students in Memphis and Nashville achieve success. He believes the ‘Two-Educator Model’ of his proposed public charter school Novus SMART Academy (K-8) could do even more in Rutherford County if the Board of Education approves it Thursday.

A bill that prevents Tennessee counties from switching from a primary to a caucus or convention for local partisan elections passed the State House last week and now heads to Governor Bill Lee's desk, despite opposition from Republican Party leaders.

We take a closer look at the debate, with comments from both supporters and opponents.

Students for Education is a student-led organization that started here in Tennessee in 2021 to help ensure Tennessee's youth have a voice in education policy.

Organization president and founder University School of Nashville Senior Brendan West joins us this week to talk about his organization and the bill it's advocating for that's on the path to passage in the Tennessee General Assembly.

This week two key committees will vote on Representative Mark White's legislation enabling state leaders to create a board of managers that would essentially have full authority over Memphis-Shelby County Schools.

Both sides made made their case last week in Nashville and at a Memphis-Shelby County School Board meeting.