There are 9 article(s) tagged school funding:

• May 2023

  • Suburban superintendents hope for increased county funds

    Area school superintendents are closely watching Mayor Lee Harris’ wheel tax proposal, if approved the could see an increase in funding for capital needs.

    By Abigail Warren May 28, 2023

• July 2022

  • How pro-charter school tech billionaires quietly influence state government

    Secrecy. Dark money. Anonymous billionaires. Nonexistent contracts. All affecting our kids’ education. What are the Chiefs for Change doing?

    By Ian Round July 02, 2022

• May 2022

  • Conaway: Your money just got religion

    The Tennessee Supreme Court recently approved the Education Savings Account Act. You say education savings accounts, I say vouchers. You say tomato, I say tomato. Rotten tomato.

    By Dan Conaway May 28, 2022

• April 2022

  • Views differ radically on local impact of new school funding formula

    Senate and House finance committees are expected to take up the proposed Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) funding formula this week. A final vote in both legislative bodies could come soon.

    By David Waters April 21, 2022

  • New school funding formula has legislators asking for divine guidance

    Sectarian prayers at a government meeting notwithstanding, the General Assembly’s daunting task this session to allocate an additional $1 billion to education is more than a math problem.

    By David Waters April 18, 2022

  • Conaway: A pliable governor, a shameful legislature

    “Democrat or Republican, there is no justification, no possible excuse, for what the puppet governor and the Tennessee General Assembly jerking his strings are doing to the children of our state and to our future.”

    By Dan Conaway April 08, 2022

• November 2021

  • Suburban superintendents eyeing new education funding plan

    As the public awaits more details about the state’s new plan to fund schools, local superintendents are watching with curiosity and hope.

    By Abigail Warren November 09, 2021

• July 2020

  • Judge sets trial date in 5-year-old school funding lawsuit

    The case pits school districts in Memphis and Nashville against the state over whether Tennessee allocates enough money for K-12 education, especially for its urban students.

    By Marta W. Aldrich July 16, 2020

• May 2019

  • Graceland TDZ mistakenly shortchanges public schools

    Tourism development zones provide little to no direct benefit to public schools from growth in local sales taxes, despite public statements to the contrary over the years.

    By Wayne Risher May 21, 2019