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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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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Tennessee Legislators To Look Into Rejecting Federal School Funding In November

With Additional Covid-19 Federal K-12 School Funding Winding Down, Tennessee Continues Its Look At What School Funding Would Look Like Without Federal Dollars, Which Amounted To $10.4 Billion Coming To The State’s Schools Between 2019 And 2023.

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Tennessee Assigns $63M In Federal Funding For Water Infrastructure Grants

Tennessee Will Be Sending $63 Million In Federal Funds To 20 Different Water Infrastructure Projects. The Funds Are Part Of $3.7 Billion In American Rescue Plan Funds Sent To The State.

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20 Tennessee Small Businesses, Rural Companies Receive USDA Grants

Twenty Tennessee Companies Will Be Receiving Loans Or Grants Worth Anywhere From $4,000 To $240,000 As Part Of The United States Department Of Agriculture’s Support Of Agriculture Producers And Rural Small Businesses.

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Project RAISE Putting 300+ Mental Health Providers In Rural Tennessee Public Schools This Year

Project RAISE Plans To Put More Than Three Hundred Mental Health Providers In Public Schools In Rural Tennessee Over The Next Five Years. Funded By Nearly $14 Million In Federal Grants, The Initiative Is Part Of President Biden’s “Investing In America” Agenda.

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Tennessee To Hand Out $185M In Broadband Grants With Federal Funds

Tennessee Plans To Hand Out $185 Million In Broadband Grants From Federal Funds Assigned To The Tennessee Department Of Economic And Community Development.

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Tennessee Agency Funds Anti-Conservative Rhetoric Using $20,000+ In Taxpayer Dollars

It Seems The Tennessee State Agency Made The Choice To Not Just Partner With The Organization, But To Also Sponsor An Event That Publicly Espouses Ideals Rooted In Critical Race Theory And Criticizes Conservatism.

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Tennessee DCS – A History of Failures

In December 2022, The Comptroller’s Office Released The Second Of Two Audits In Two Years. This Audit Makes It Clear To State Lawmakers That DCS Has A Long History Of Failures. Since The Time The Department Of Children’s Services Was Created In 1996, DCS Has Faced Recurring Issues That Management Has Struggled To Address.

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