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Welcome to TSBA: Your Education Source - a podcast produced by the Tennessee School Boards Association. Tune in to hear discussions and interviews about legislation, legal topics, policies, and other happenings that affect public education in Tennessee.
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A grounded look at how a school need can grow into practical community care for students and families.
Student and family homelessness is handled here as a community problem, not just a school concern. In Jackson-Madison County Schools, Pastor Gary Martin traces how one elementary school need reached Jackson First Assembly of God, then grew through a Radiothon that drew support…
A grounded case for seeing the vice chair as an active learner and culture-builder on the school board.
The vice chair can seem secondary until a board needs someone to ask plain questions, keep learning, and help colleagues navigate education's dense vocabulary together.
A practical look at the rules, calendars, and pressures shaping Tennessee school sports.
TSBA's conversation with TSSAA executive director Mark Reeves gives a clear look at the working parts behind Tennessee school sports, from the organization's 100-year-old roots in uniform playing rules to the way its legislative council sets bylaws and the sports calendar.
A national teaching honor is framed through kindergarten inspiration and a second-grade wax museum rooted in student work.
TSBA uses a national teaching honor as the doorway into Missy Testerman's classroom at Rogersville City School, where her sense of vocation reaches back to Mrs. Brown, the kindergarten teacher whose warmth first made teaching and learning feel alive.
A practical legal orientation for board members working to understand what special education access requires.
Special education law is treated here as a practical orientation for school board members, with Ben Torres and Jennifer White tying federal protections to the decisions districts actually have to make.
Raiders seasons, called from the field.
TSBA: Your Education Source Podcast follows support for students and families experiencing homelessness in Jackson-Madison County Schools, with Jackson, Tennessee, as the local setting.
David Baker says a vice chair is a second-chair leader whose influence adds value across a school board, not just a backup title.
Mark Reeves says TSSAA marked its 100-year anniversary in April and argues that Tennessee's member schools, not a central office, make the rules for eligibility and competition.
TSBA, Your Education Source talks with Missy Testerman, the 2024 National Teacher of the Year from Rogersville City School in Tennessee.
TSBA's Ask the Attorney episode has Jenna Zwan and Emily Warren talking with Ben Torres and Jennifer White about special education law for school boards.
This episode explores the Warrior Media AV production program at White County High School in Tennessee.
An interview with the director of the Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission discussing financial literacy education in Tennessee.
A discussion with Arlington Community Schools board members about teacher appreciation and the history of their school district.
This episode discusses two literacy programs, Reading Buddies and Book Bus, implemented by Bristol City School District to improve reading readiness in elementary schools.
An interview with a school board member and general counsel explaining how to effectively communicate with legislators and the legislative process in Tennessee.