Lawmakers in the state House have released an opinion exploring the possibility of rejecting more than a billion dollars in education funding as part of a joint committee of the state House and Senate. Neither the House nor the Senate report suggests rejecting the federal education funds outright, though both provide recommendations about how Tennessee could respond to the requirements attached to funds moving forward.
Lawmakers in the state Senate have released a report related to possibly rejecting more than $1 billion of federal education funds — about 10 percent of Tennessee’s education budget.
Lawmakers in the state Senate have released a report related to possibly rejecting more than $1 billion of federal education funds — about 10 percent of Tennessee’s education budget.
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters A legislative panel exploring whether Tennessee should reject federal funding for its K-12 students isn’t allowing public testimony from Tennesseans about how federally funded programs are run or how they affect their children. And it’s not hearing from Tennessee-based advocacy groups […]