As 2023 comes to close, WPLN is taking a moment to remember some of the biggest stories of the year. In education, big policy changes usually take the number one spot. Unfortunately, this was not a typical year.
Tennessee’s task force on rejecting federal education funds has wrapped its first week. Here’s what we learned.
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.
Disability rights advocates call Tennessee’s idea to reject federal education dollars ‘hugely disruptive’
Advocates for disabled students are growing concerned, as a Tennessee proposal to consider rejecting roughly $1.8 billion dollars in federal education funds moves through the legislature.
As a top Republican proposes rejecting $1.8B in federal funds, an education advocate asks how Tennessee will make up the difference
An education advocate questions whether passing up federal funding is a worthwhile fiscal move for Tennessee.
Amendment 1 would put Tennessee’s ‘right-to-work’ law in the constitution. Here’s what that means.
What “right-to-work” means, and who’s for and against the amendment.
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