The district wants to continue providing things like a nurse in every school, high impact tutoring and summer learning camps.
Metro school board hosted an ‘orientation’ for Metro Council, proactively starting budget conversations
Nashville’s Metro Council won’t approve its next budget for months. But last week, Metro Nashville Public Schools’ board members met with council members to proactively start talking about the district’s needs.
What you missed from week 2 of Tennessee’s task force on rejecting federal education funds
Catch up on everything from parent concerns about civil rights protections to lingering questions about federal requirements.
Will Tennessee lawmakers reject $1B+ in annual federal education funds? Deliberations begin Monday.
Lawmakers will meet at the capitol Monday to examine the impact that federal education funding has on the state and what restrictions are attached to it. The move comes as some are pushing for the state to reject the funding.
House Speaker Cameron Sexton says Tennessee should do everything it can to be independent from the federal government
Federal funding for education in Tennessee is under scrutiny by state lawmakers. Speakers of both the state House and Senate have announced that they’re putting together a working group to study the impact of federal education funding in and out of the classroom.
Roads rule in Tennessee, from state funding to Tennesseans’ transit preferences
Tennesseans are driving more than ever — in fact, a lot more than residents in most other states. And, according to a new report from nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank ThinkTennessee, that’s not necessarily a good thing.
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