Parent Grading Bill Headed to Tennessee House Floor

WKMS | By The Associated Press

Published April 11, 2012 at 7:14 AM CDT

Tennessee parents would grade themselves on how involved they are in a student's school performance under legislation headed for a state House floor vote. The measure passed the House Finance Committee Tuesday on a voice vote. The companion bill is awaiting a vote in the Senate Education Committee. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Louisiana is currently considering legislation to grade parent participation. Utah passed legislation last month creating an online survey where parents can evaluate their own involvement, but the school does not assign them a grade and it's voluntary. Another proposal encouraging school districts to develop a parental involvement contract has gone to Governor Bill Haslam for his consideration.

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Todd Hatton hails from Paducah, Kentucky, where he got into radio under the auspices of the late, great John Stewart of WKYX while a student at Paducah Community College. He also worked at WKMS in the reel-to-reel tape days of the early 1990s before running off first to San Francisco, then Orlando in search of something to do when he grew up. He received his MFA in Creative Writing at Murray State University. He vigorously resists adulthood and watches his wife, Angela Hatton, save the world one plastic bottle at a time.

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