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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Began His Push For A Statewide Educational Savings Account Plan That Will Include 20,000 Esas In The First Year And An Unlimited Number Of ESAs After That.
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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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The Tennessee Department Of Education Wants A $260 Million Increase In Its Base Education Funding And An Overall $293.6 Million Budget Increase For Next Fiscal Year.
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A Bill To Update Tennessee’s Third-Grade Reading Retention Law Has Been Signed By Gov. Bill Lee. The Bill Will Update The Law With More Exceptions.
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Last Week, The Tennessee General Assembly Passed Governor Bill Lee’s $56.2 Billion Budget Before Calling It Quits For The 113th Legislative Session. What Are Tennessee Taxpayers Getting For Their Money?
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A Bill Being Pushed By Speaker Cameron Sexton That Creates Two Very Different Kinds Of Charter Schools Is Drawing Ire From The State’s Homeschool Community.
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Representative Mark White Introduced A Caption Bill On Behalf Of House Speaker Cameron Sexton Last Week That Would Allow For Two Very Different Types Of Charter Schools In Tennessee.
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Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton Outlined His Top Legislative Priorities For 2023 During A Speech In Nashville Tuesday, Among Which Were Further Reducing Taxes On Businesses, Implementing Toll Lanes, And Integrating Charter Schools Into The State’s Education System.
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As The State Transitions From BEP Funding To TISA, Plans To Potentially Increase Lawmakers’ Investment In Education Savings Accounts (ESA) Are Being Considered. A Rulemaking Hearing Scheduled For January 30 Could Lead The Tennessee State Board Of Education To As Much As Double What Is Currently Available For The Program.
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Here Are Five Things To Watch For As The General Assembly Convenes: Expect A ‘Quieter Year’ From Lee’s Administration, Lee Pledged More Money For K-12 Education, School Voucher Program Could Expand, Efforts To Attract And Keep Teachers Grow…
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