After public engagement tour, a big boost to school funding appears unlikely
Penny Schwinn (middle) Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Education attends a class during summer learning academy at Lowrance K-8 on Monday, July 26, 2021. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)
“(The BEP) needs to change,” Gov. Bill Lee said. “We are due for a strategy that is money well-spent, not just more money.”
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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