Lee aims to maintain school funding, raise teacher pay; but no promises
Gov. Bill Lee holds budget hearings in Nashville to discuss Tennessee’s spending plan for the fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2021. (Courtesy of Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat)
Gov. Bill Lee wants to maintain funding for public schools in Tennessee’s next budget, even as a statewide decline in student enrollment would normally result in a decrease of at least $320 million.
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Marta W. Aldrich is the senior statehouse correspondent at Chalkbeat Tennessee. A newswoman for The Associated Press for most of her career, Marta has covered state government, politics, business, education and other Tennessee news. She has served as news editor of United Methodist News Service and features editor of American Profile magazine. Marta is a graduate of Memphis City Schools and the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
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