Tennessee should fully fund special education pre-K, districts say
Tennessee districts are pushing lawmakers to include special education preschool students in the state’s school funding formula. (Kriston Jae Bethel for Chalkbeat)
The Lakeland School System has criticized the state’s focus on private school choice over fully funding special education pre-K classes.
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Chalkbeat Tennessee pre-kindergarten Lakeland School System Germantown Municipal School DistrictMelissa Brown
Melissa Brown is the Bureau Chief for Chalkbeat Tennessee. She joined Chalkbeat from The Tennessean, where she covered state politics and government policy. Melissa is an Alabama native who grew up on military bases in Japan and England before graduating from the University of Alabama with a degree in journalism.
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