5 Education Issues To Watch In The Tennessee General Assembly
Tennessee Lawmakers Return To The Capitol This Week With Another Major Focus On Students: How To Fund Public Education.
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Republicans & Dems Share Differing Views Of TN’s Plan To Revamp Education Funding
When Lee Presented the Plan To Revamp The BEP, He Said A New Funding Formula Would Be A More “Student-based Funding Strategy Than A System-Based Funding Strategy.” That Terminology Created A Red Flag For Some Lawmakers.
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What A K-12 Funding Formula Review Could Mean In Tennessee
When Gov. Bill Lee Called For A Review of Tennessee’s Basic Education Program (BEP) Last Week, It Came After Years Of Complaints About The Public Education Funding Formula.
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Tennessee Public School Enrollment Mirrors National Decline
Tennessee Matched The National Trend As Public School Enrollment This Past School Year Was Down 2.9% In The State Compared With The 2019-2020 School Year, According To Preliminary Data Released By NCES.
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