The Tennessee Department of Education is still working on a new funding formula to distribute money to public schools and took feedback in person Thursday at a special hearing.
At the Statehouse: House members slapped with subpoenas, pipeline bill slides through Senate, education overhaul inches forward
Spring is finally here, and the weather isn’t the only thing heating up. There’s drama at the Capitol.
All eyes are on the school funding formula after Gov. Lee pledges $1B boost for schools
“Time and time again, we have heard the same message: we need a smarter, more transparent, accountable education funding formula, and the time is now,” Lee said during his annual State of the State address.
Gov. Lee pitches $1B more for education in his State of the State
Gov. Bill Lee is proposing a nearly $53 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year. This includes major changes to how the state funds education as well as earmarking money for law enforcement and infrastructure.
Gov. Lee announces a plan to create new public education funding formula
Gov. Bill Lee wants to do away with the Basic Education Program, Tennessee’s 30-year-old funding formula for K-12 schools. BEP has been criticized for calculating funding levels that aren’t enough for public schools. It’s even been the target of lawsuits from counties claiming the funding formula left their district broke.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Proposes Higher Teacher Pay And Mental Health Help For Students
Lee’s $40.8 billion budget proposal includes funding for a K-12 Mental Health Trust Fund.
Gov. Bill Lee Will Outline His Second-Year Priorities In State Of The State Address
Gov. Bill Lee’s second address to the Tennessee legislature Monday night is likely to focus largely on education.
Tennessee Democrats Call On Gov. Lee To Pour $1.5B More Into Public Schools
Democrats in the Tennessee General Assembly are calling on Gov. Bill Lee to increase the state’s spending on public schools. They claim an increase in the school funding formula is the first step to improving literacy rates.
Comptroller Calls for Transparency, Verification in BEP and CCTA
Tennessee’s Comptroller is warning a pair of programs used to fund education may be in a – quote- “risky situation.”
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