Currently, Tennessee law says Black history "should" be included in curricula as determined by local school boards. This law would require it for grades 5-8.
Lawmakers in the minority want state leaders to spend more on public schools
Photo: Eric England Tennessee Republicans, including Gov. Bill Lee, have said they want to prioritize education issues at the state legislature this year, including with a week-long
special session in January. But Democrats in the minority say it’s still not enough. Democratic lawmakers on Thursday rolled out a series of education bills they plan to push this legislative session, including those that would further increase teacher pay, reduce class sizes, offer grants for special education and boost funding for school nurses and social workers in an attempt to elevate Tennessee out of the bottom 10 for per-pupil funding.
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