Tennessee should increase funding for economically disadvantaged students, key committee says
Reconfiguring Tennessee’s public school funding formula to classify more students as economically disadvantaged could lead to an additional $233 million in annual district funding. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Chalkbeat)
Education advocates in the state have long warned Tennessee’s funding formula is undercounting economically disadvantaged students.
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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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