Questions Remain If Tennessee Rejects Federal K-12 Education Funding

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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U.S. Dept Of Education Declines To Meet With Tennessee Committee Examining Rejected Federal Funds

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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Tax Breaks Abound & Revenue Decreases Causing Questions Over Whether Federal Education Funding Can Be Dropped

While Conservatives Have Spent Years Considering The Idea Of Removing The U.S Department Of Education’s Regulations On Tennessee Schools, Now That Those Considerations Are Being Backed With Research And Action, Tax Revenue Is Suddenly Down. 

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Committee Will Dig Deep On Costs Of Federal Education Funding In Tennessee

As Members Of A Committee Sit Down To Analyze The Impact Of Federal Funding On Tennessee’s K-12 Schools, They Will Be Diving In Depth Into Numbers That Include More Than Just Funding Totals.

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White House Cancels $9 Billion In Student Debt For 125,000 Americans

The White House Announced Wednesday Another Round Of Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Months After The U.S. Supreme Court Blocked A Broader Effort By President Joe Biden To Cancel Some Student Loan Debts.

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2023 Has Been A Battleground For Transgender Athletics

This Year Has Been The Battleground For The Debate On Whether Biological Males Who Identify As Females Should Be Allowed To Play Female Sports As Politicians And The Courts Have Grappled With The Issue.

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Biden Administration Claims TSU Was Underfunded By $2.1B Over 30 Years

A Letter From The U.S. Department Of Education And U.S. Department Of Agriculture Claims That Tennessee State University Has Been Underfunded By $2.1 Billion In The Past 30 Years Alone.

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Some GOP Candidates Want To Eliminate The Department Of Education. Can They Do It?

Republican Presidential Candidates Have Put The U.S. Department Of Education On Notice. Several Candidates Said At Last Week’s Debate That They Want To Get Rid Of The U.S. Department Of Education Entirely.

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Senators Introduce Bill To Block Taxpayer Dollars For CRT At Department Of Education

U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., And Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Reintroduced The Protect Equality And Civics Education (PEACE) Act, A Bill That Would Block Tax Dollars From Promoting Critical Race Theory Within The Department Of Education’s American History Guidelines.

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Biden Administration To Cancel $39 Billion In Student Loans

The Department Of Education Announced Friday That $39 Billion In Federal Student Loan Debt For About 800,000 Borrowers Will Be “Discharged,” Or Canceled, In The Coming Weeks.

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