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Nancy Garrett’s reelection campaign announced endorsements Tuesday from more than 100 local parent, school and community leaders.

Superintendent Jason Golden said the district's success should be attributed to the WCS teachers.

"Our teachers are highly trained experts in their subject matter and in the art of teaching," said Golden. "Teaching is a profession that requires knowledge, skill and a love of helping students learn. Most people don't have the capacity necessary to produce academic success for students in the classroom, but our teachers do, and, once again, our TCAP results prove that."

Gov. Bill Lee's education adviser said public school teachers come from 'the dumbest parts of dumbest colleges'

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has never been a fan of or advocate for Tennessee’s public school teachers. Now, he confirms that in a revealing moment reported on by NewsChannel5’s Phil Williams.

Video reveals Gov. Bill Lee never disputed those comments in joint appearance, instead offering only praise for Larry Arnn's 'vision'

When 10 Black shoppers were killed at a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket, allegedly by a white 18-year-old with a history of racist writings, history teacher Mary McIntosh didn’t know how to talk about it with her high schoolers in Memphis, Tenn.

Candidates are gearing up for the Aug. 4 Williamson County general election and Tennessee state primary.

Several candidates for the Williamson County Schools Board of Education met for a public forum on Zoom hosted by the League of Women Voters of Williamson County Tuesday night.

Williamson County Schools superintendent Jason Golden will keep his role through June 2026.

The WCS board of education gave almost unanimous approval of the contract and its one-year extension at its Monday meeting.

As folks in Florida--the steaming petri dish in which Moms for Liberty originally grew--it's important to remember the third founding member of the group.

Eric Welch today announced a slew of endorsements in his campaign for re-election to the District 10 School Board seat in Williamson County.

Welch is the incumbent representative for the 10th District seat on the Williamson County Schools Board of Education. He was first elected in 2010 and has served three previous terms on the school board, including an appointment by the County Commission in 2017 followed by another successful general election campaign in 2018. Eric’s children attended FSSD and graduated from WCS high schools, where he was active in the PTOs and Booster clubs including multiple leadership roles in these parent organizations.

Tennessee lawmakers have followed a similar page, particularly when it comes to books.

In June 2021, after state restrictions on race and bias teaching took effect, a parent group petitioned for the removal of “Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story” by Ruby Bridges. The book was published in 2009.