MIRS Monday, Oct. 19, 2015

Tennessee's executive director for the Board of Education, Sara Heyburn, said her state's education system is on the upswing after years of being in the bottom nationally. What role did a new teacher evaluation system play in that comeback? Heyburn and Marc Hill, the chief policy officer at the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, share their state's story on this week's edition.

Also, does the House Democrats really want a road funding deal to materialize? Does Gov. Rick Snyder really want an income tax cut to be part of a road funding deal? And should Michigan taxpayers be on the hook every time a state-appointed EM doesn't work out? The MIRS team poses these questions and more.