The Sullivan County Board of Education voted to retain the budget request is made back in May, one that the County Commission Budget Committee last week voted to reject in what the chairman called a procedural" move.
The request from the Sullivan County Board of Education would require a 37-cent increase in the county property tax rate and give 15% across-the-board races to most school system employees, including teaches.
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A federal grant helping students overcome obstacles to college starting in middle school and a three-pronged program of disciplinary, blending and online learning may be part of Sullivan County Schools future.
However, Sullivan County, Johnson City and Tri-Cities Christian schools officials say they are not going to allow that; Hawkins and Carter schools to look at applications as they come; others still examining the issue.