House members choose not to recommend rejecting federal education funding
Five Tennessee House members who served on last year’s panel that looked into the possibility of rejecting federal education funding.
State Senators break with House counterparts on the possibility of rejecting federal education funding
Five Tennessee State Senators who served on last year’s panel that looked into the possibility of rejecting federal education funding.
- by Sky Arnold
- January 10, 2024
State taskforce wraps up hearings with the first speakers to encourage Tennessee to reject federal education dollars
Over the course of 6 meetings, state lawmakers on the Joint Working Group on Federal Education Funding have heard testimony.
- by Sky Arnold
- November 16, 2023
Tenn. hearings on federal school funding leave out parents and local advocacy groups
A legislative panel exploring whether Tennessee should reject federal funding for its K-12 students isn’t allowing public testimony from Tennesseans.
- by Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- November 15, 2023
Think tank says other states would likely benefit financially if Tennessee rejected federal education dollars
Non-partisan think tank the Sycamore Institute told Tennessee lawmakers other states would likely receive most federal education dollars Tennessee chooses.
- by Sky Arnold
- November 7, 2023