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As The State Transitions From BEP Funding To TISA, Plans To Potentially Increase Lawmakers’ Investment In Education Savings Accounts (ESA) Are Being Considered. A Rulemaking Hearing Scheduled For January 30 Could Lead The Tennessee State Board Of Education To As Much As Double What Is Currently Available For The Program.
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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 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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The Process For Approving Tennessee’s New Public School Funding Formula Began This Week With A Subcommittee Meeting That Concluded Without A Vote On The Legislation That Contains The Proposed Formula Language.
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Unveiled Long-Awaited Legislation Thursday To Create A New Public School Funding Formula. The Formula, Called The Tennessee Investment In Student Achievement, Is A Student-Based Funding Formula And Would Replace The Basic Education Program School District-Based Funding Plan.
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