Opinion: New school funding formula is progress in putting students first
Alison Heape Johnson writes about a new school funding formula that begins implementation this year in Tennessee. (The Daily Memphian file)
Alison Heape Johnson
Alison Heape Johnson is a Distinguished Doctoral Fellow in the University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform, where she studies school finance and school choice.
“A question remains: Are all Tennessee public school students getting the resources they need not just to make up for the impacts of the pandemic, but to get an education that will prepare them for a successful life?”
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