Metro Nashville Won’t Allow Charter Middle Schoolers To Compete On MNPS Sports Teams
Charter School Students In Nashville Will No Longer Be Able To Participate In Athletics At Metro Nashville Public Schools.
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Lee Signs New Tennessee Public School Funding Formula Into Law
A New Funding Formula For Public Education In Tennessee Was Signed Into Law By Gov. Bill Lee On Monday.
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TN General Assembly Passes New Public School Funding Formula
A Bill That Will Change The Funding Mechanism For Tennessee’s Public Schools Passed The Legislature On The Final Day Of Session On Thursday.
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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 Looks To Reinstate SNAP Benefit Work Requirement
A Tennessee Bill To Reinstate A 20-Hour-A-Week Work Requirement For The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Is Headed To The Senate.
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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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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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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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