Public Education
Legislative committee taking deep look at costs as it considers rejecting federal education funding in Tennessee(The Center Square) – 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… Read More
Public Education
Tennessee legislators to look into rejecting federal school funding in November(The Center Square) – With additional COVID-19 federal K-12 school funding winding down, Tennessee continues its look at what school funding would look like without federal dollars, which amounted to… Read More
Culture
In $11.3M federal fund maneuver, Planned Parenthood services expand(The Center Square) – Tennessee and Oklahoma will receive a combined $11.3 million in federal Title X money in a workaround after the states were denied that money earlier this… Read More
Culture
Tennessee gave out $314.5M in HOPE scholarships to more then 70K students(The Center Square) – Tennessee spent $314.5 million to assist 70,633 students with HOPE scholarships in the 2022-23 fiscal year, according to a new report from the Tennessee Comptroller’s office. Read More
Government
Lawmakers propose increasing teacher classroom supply deduction limit to $1K(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tennessee, is a co-sponsor of bipartisan legislation to increase the amount schoolteachers can deduct for classroom supplies to $1,000 per year. The… Read More