TN’s Public School Funding Overhaul Passes Key Committees, Heads To Full House And Senate
A Bill That Would Rework How Tennessee Funds Its Public Schools Passed Two Key Committees On Tuesday And Will Now Head To The Full House And Senate.
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Penny Schwinn
Governor’s School Funding Plan Not Likely To Avert State Lawsuit
Two Democratic Legislators Predicted Tuesday The Governor’s K-12 Funding Plan Won’t Persuade Metro Nashville Or Shelby County School Districts To Drop A Lawsuit Over Education Funding.
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Tennessee Public School Funding Formula Passes House Committee
A New Funding Formula For Tennessee’s Public Schools Continued To Wind Its Way Through Legislative Committees On Monday.
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State Says TN’s Proposed School Funding Formula Will Not Increase Local Taxes
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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Affirmative Action At Tennessee Department of Education?
The Tennessee Department Of Education Is Inviting People Of Color To Apply For The Diverse Leader’s Network. This Program Gives Teachers An Opportunity To Earn A Free Master’s Degree In Educational Leadership At No Cost To The Teacher Or District.
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TN School Funding Formula Passes Senate Committee
The New Proposed K-12 Public School Funding Formula For Tennessee Passed A Senate Committee And House Subcommittee This Week, The First Two Votes Taken On The New Student-Based Plan.
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TN Dept Of Education Releases Final Set Of Explainer Resources For Funding Formula
The Final Set Of Explainer Resources About The “Tennessee Investment In Student Achievement” Provides Additional Details On How The Proposed Student-Based Public Education Funding Formula Would “Focus On The Needs Of Each Individual Student And Ensure They Are Prepared For Postsecondary Success.”
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Republican Leaders Believe TN School Funding Formula Will Pass This Session
As Sen. Jon Lundberg Began Wednesday’s Senate Education Committee Meeting, He Joked The Committee Would Not Be Getting To All 121 Bills On The Calendar. That Included The First Thing On The Body’s Regular Calendar: The New Public School Funding Formula Dubbed The Tennessee Investment In Student Achievement (Tisa). Lundberg Did, However, Note That The Bill Will Be A Priority This Week.
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Senators Challenge K-12 Funding Formula Impact On Local Taxes
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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Legislative Discussion Begins On TN’s Proposed New School Funding Formula
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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