New school funding formula has legislators asking for divine guidance
“This is a huge piece of legislation that will affect every child in this state and (our) future children,” state Rep. John Ray Clemmons (in a file photo) a Nashville attorney and Democrat, told his colleagues. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)
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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.
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