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.