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Senator Todd Gardenhire Has Filed Legislation To Expand Tennessee’s Education Savings Accounts To Bring The Same Opportunities Now Afforded To Families In Shelby And Davidson Counties To Many Who Have Children In Other Struggling Schools.
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State And Local Taxpayer Funding For K-12 Public Education Under The Current Funding Formula Equates To Roughly 2.98% Of Tennessee Taxpayer Income. Under The Recently Passed New Formula (TISA), That Percentage Will Almost Certainly Increase.
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Charter School Students In Nashville Will No Longer Be Able To Participate In Athletics At Metro Nashville Public Schools.
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During Legislative Budget Negotiations Earlier This Year, The Tennessee Senate Finance Committee Chairman Was Asked About The Legislature Removing $200 Million From Gov. Bill Lee’s Proposed Budget Amendment That Was Intended To Relocate School Buildings From Flood-Prone Areas. The Funding Was Not Approved But A New Report Shows That The Policy Is Consistent With Tennessee’s Recent Past.
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A New Funding Formula For Public Education In Tennessee Was Signed Into Law By Gov. Bill Lee On Monday.
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A Bill That Would Rework How Tennessee Funds Its Public Schools Passed Two Key Committees On Tuesday And Will Now Head To The Full House And Senate.
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Local Taxpayers Should Not Be Worried About A Large Local Tax Increase In Four Years If A New Public School Funding Formula Is Enacted, Tennessee Department Of Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn Said.
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The New Proposed K-12 Public School Funding Formula For Tennessee Passed A Senate Committee And House Subcommittee This Week, The First Two Votes Taken On The New Student-Based Plan.
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As Sen. Jon Lundberg Began Wednesday’s Senate Education Committee Meeting, He Joked The Committee Would Not Be Getting To All 121 Bills On The Calendar. That Included The First Thing On The Body’s Regular Calendar: The New Public School Funding Formula Dubbed The Tennessee Investment In Student Achievement (Tisa). Lundberg Did, However, Note That The Bill Will Be A Priority This Week.
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The Senate Education Committee Chairman Said Monday He Believes County Commissioners Should Sock Away Money To Prepare For The Effects Of A New K-12 Funding Formula On Local Taxes.
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