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FILE - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee delivers his inaugural address after taking the oath of office in War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. After riding high on a promise to bring 50 charter schools to Tennessee, Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn's budding relationship with Gov. Lee has significantly cooled over the past several months. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Tennessee’s embrace of conservative Michigan college sours

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FILE - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee delivers his State of the State address in the House Chamber of the Capitol building, Jan. 31, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Gov. Lee is refusing 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 on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 praised Tennessee’s educators and argued that the comments from Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn were criticizing “activism from the left.” (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski, file)

Governor in hot seat after charter leader lambasts teachers

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