Tennessee Conservative
Senate Members Of A Joint Committee On Federal Funding For K-12 Education In Tennessee Filed A Separate Report Stating They Could Not Agree With House Members Of The Joint Committee On The Recommendations.
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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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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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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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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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Tennessee Began Its Look At Rejecting Federal K-12 Education Funding Monday With A Review Of Overall Funding From The State’s Office Of Research And Education Accountability And Fiscal Review.
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Tennessee’s Attorney General Says The State Needs To Pay Attention To Concerns Of East Tennesseans About Ballad Health, A State-Approved Hospital Monopoly.
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This Week Speaker Of The House For The General Assembly Of The State Of Tennessee, Cameron Sexton, And Lt. Governor Randy McNally, Announced The Creation Of A “Task Force” Or “Joint Working Group” To Study What Kind Of Impact The Rejection Of Federal Dollars Might Have On Education In The State.
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The Tax Break Was The Latest In Favorable Legislation For The State’s Top Political Spender.
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Throughout The Fall, The Tennessee Department Of Education Is Inviting All Tennesseans To Participate In Public Engagement Opportunities On Best Practices For Determining School Letter Grades, Which Will Measure How The State’s K-12 Schools Are Serving Students And Helping Them Succeed Academically.
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