UC TEA Rep. Not In Total Agreeance With Teacher Raises
The Upper Cumberland’s Representative to the Tennessee Education Association said teachers are apprehensive about last week’s teacher pay raises. TEA District Seven Director Brent Estes said that in the language of the bill the money for a four percent raise does not have to go to teachers. “What we call the BEP funds that go […]
Return To School Prep Concerns Local TEA Director
A local director of the state’s teacher union said he believes the lack of direction from the state in COVID return plans is leaving some students and school staff vulnerable. Brent Estes is a Tennessee Education Association Board Director for district seven, which includes most Upper Cumberland counties. He said the state should invest more […]
