NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday refused to rebut recently revealed remarks made by a charter school president who claimed that teachers “are trained in the dumbest parts of the dumbest colleges” during a reception the Republican attended.
Instead, Lee praised Tennessee’s educators and argued that the comments from Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn were criticizing “activism from the left.”
“Frankly, it really was a national conversation that wasn’t about Tennessee teachers from Tennessee schools as much it was about activism, in education in this country,” Lee told reporters. “And I agree that that is a concern.