The 109th Tennessee General Assembly adjourned on Wednesday, April 22, ending this year’s legislative session. This year the General Assembly, composed of the 132 members of the state’s Senate and House of Representatives, has voted on over 1400 bills since their first regular meeting on Jan. 17. Last week, they voted on many of their most significant changes to state policy, and notably approved a plan to develop new K-12 education standards.
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Students returning to Covenant next fall should expect to be greeted with several new tech changes. Covenant students, faculty, and staff will be switched from Scotsmail with Outlook to Google Apps for Education, and will adopt Canvas as a learning management system. Tech Services plans to work through the summer to make the smooth tech transition, and hope to complete the move by mid-July.
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Trafficking Bill
This week, after belabored weeks of discussion, the U.S. Senate chose not to look the other way in regard to one of America's forms of modern day slavery—sex trafficking.
Read moreEarthquake in Nepal
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 hit the country of Nepal on Saturday, April 25 at 11:56 a.m. GMT. By Monday, April 27 the total death toll reached over 3,700 people, with an estimated 6,500 people injured.
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