Final ESSER Spending Deadlines Loom Creating Problems For Tennessee School Districts On How To Spend Money

Many Who Have Opposed The Spending Spree The Federal Government Embarked On In The Name Of COVID Say That The Reliance On Federal Dollars Is Exactly The Goal And Now The Issues Of Disentangling Tennessee State Systems From Such A Burden Will Be Time Consuming And Very Likely, Hurt Much More Than They Helped.

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“Is the Education System Broken?” Asks This New Honors Course At Austin Peay State University

An Assistant Professor Of Education At Austin Peay State University In Clarksville Is Teaching An Honors Course This Fall Titled “Is The Education System Broken?” The Goal Of This Course Is To Challenge College Students To Thoroughly Analyze Their Educational Experience And Critically Assess How The Education System Functions.

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Tennessee Senate Education Chair Balks At Rejecting Federal Funds

The Tennessee Senate’s Education Committee Chairman Opposes Turning Down At Least $1.3 Billion In Federal Education Funds But Says The State Could Seek Some Sort Of Waiver On Federal School Requirements.

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Questions Remain If Tennessee Rejects Federal K-12 Education Funding

Tennessee Can First Ask For A Waiver Of Specific Federal Requirements Before Having To Go Down The Path Of Rejecting Federal K-12 Education Funding, A Working Group On The Topic Was Told Wednesday Morning.

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TennCare Asks For $735.3M In Federal, State Budget Increase

TennCare Is Asking For A $735.3 Million Budget Increase Between State And Federal Funds Next Year As It Moves To A New Medicaid Management Information System, Which Carries A One-Time Cost Of $237 Million, Of Which $212.3 Million Will Come From Federal Funds.

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Tennessee Department Of Education Details Federal Grants To Committee

Tennessee’s Department Of Education Broke Down How $1.3 Billion In Federal Grants Are Spent, Recorded And Details Related To Those Grants During The Fourth Day Of Meeting For A Committee Examining If Tennessee Will Continue To Receive Federal Funding.

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Opposition to School Voucher Expansion & Rejection of Federal Education Funding Launches Statewide Campaign

A Group Called Statewide Organizing For Community Empowerment, Has Launched A Statewide Campaign To Oppose Rejection Of Federal Education Funds And Any Further Expansion Of Tennessee’s Education Savings Account Voucher Program.

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7 Big News Stories Tennessee Media Has Obscured The Truth On Or Shoved Under The Carpet…

7 Big News Stories For Conservative Christians That Are Concerned About Tennessee Politics Leaning Ever Farther To The Left…

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Tennessee School Leaders Advocate For Additional Funding, Not Replacing Federal

Three Tennessee K-12 School Superintendents Spoke To A Committee Looking At Rejecting Federal Funding To The State’s Schools With One School Director Suggesting The State Continue To Accept The Federal Funds And Use Extra Funds To Help Pay For Infrastructure Needs In The Schools.

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U.S. Dept Of Education Declines To Meet With Tennessee Committee Examining Rejected Federal Funds

The Third Day Of Presentations For Tennessee’s Committee To Examine Rejecting Federal Funding For Its K-12 Schools Did Not Include A Presentation From The U.S. Department Of Education As An Agenda Indicated.

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