After a decade of painful takeovers of neighborhood schools, contentious handoffs to charter networks and mostly abysmal student performance, Tennessee s Achievement School District appears to be on its way out.
Facing a $610 million budget shortfall and potential business tax cut, lawmakers are leery of enacting Gov. Bill Lee s entire private-school voucher proposal.
Tennessee Senate budget chair warns that federal education dollars would go to other states wkms.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wkms.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The chairman of Tennessee s Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee is issuing a warning that rejection of federal K-12 education funds would send Tennessee taxpayer money across the country.
House Speaker Cameron Sexton and Lt. Gov. Randy McNally created a legislative panel to study the feasibility of Tennessee rejecting federal funding for students and schools.