$54M Tennessee Child Care Program Would Be Funded By Sports Gambling

A Bill That Would Ultimately Take $54 Million Worth Of Annual Sports Gambling Taxes And Spend It On Child Care Scholarships Passed A Senate Committee Despite The Objection Of Two Republican Lawmakers Who Believe Funding Child Care Is Beyond The Scope Of Government.

Read more

Tennessee’s Public And Community College Tuition Held Stable For 2022-23

Students Will Not Face A Tuition Or Fee Increase At Tennessee’s Public Community And Technical Colleges For The Upcoming Academic Year After The Tennessee Board Of Regents Voted Friday To Keep Rates Stable For The Second Time In Three Years.

Read more

Tennessee Colleges See Record Decline In Enrollment Of High School Graduates

Many Tennessee Parents Are Hesitant To Send Their Children To The State’s Public Universities Because Many Of These Institutes Of Higher Education Have Become A Forum For Activists To Force Concepts Like Critical Race Theory Or Social-Emotional Learning On Students. Recent Reports Show That Only About Half Of High School Graduates In The State Are Going To College.

Read more

Tennessee Public Colleges, Universities Will Freeze Tuition Rates For Next School Year

Tuition At Tennessee’s Public Colleges And Universities Will Not Increase For The Next School Year After A Vote From The Tennessee Higher Education Commission Froze Those Tuition Rates For The First Time.

Read more

Tennessee To Incentivize Colleges For More STEM And Healthcare Graduates

Tennessee Is Looking At Providing Incentives For Community Colleges And Universities To Recruit And Graduate More Students For STEM And Healthcare Fields. Governor Bill Lee Asked The Commission To Adjust The Funding Formula To Meet Demand For Workers In These Fields Over The Next Ten Years.

Read more

Online College In Tennessee More Expensive Than Attending In Person

College Students In Tennessee Pay More To Do Their Schooling Online Than They Do To Attend Courses In Person, A Report From The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office Of Research And Education Accountability Showed.

Read more