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federal education funds

Tennesseans unhappy with supermajority putting party interest over public, poll finds

Blaise Gainey

December 14, 2023

A new poll released by Vanderbilt shows that Tennesseans lack trust in their elected officials. The state legislature’sĀ approval rating has dropped to 42 percent, the lowest percentage ever recorded.

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Abortion, federal education funds, gun reform, gun safety, tnleg, tnpol, voting

What you missed from week 2 of Tennessee’s task force on rejecting federal education funds

Alexis Marshall

November 17, 2023

Catch up on everything from parent concerns about civil rights protections to lingering questions about federal requirements.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, civil rights, Education, federal education funds, federal funding, K-12, lgbtq, Tennessee Board of Education, tennessee department of education, transgender, transgender athletes

Tennessee’s task force on rejecting federal education funds has wrapped its first week. Here’s what we learned.

Alexis Marshall

November 10, 2023

Tennessee would be the first state to reject this money, and few others have even considered it. In the first three days of meetings, lawmakers questioned state officials, researchers and school district leaders.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, federal education funds, House Speaker Cameron Sexton, Senate Speaker Randy McNally, tennessee department of education, U.S. Department of Education

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