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With an increase in annual state funding, the teachers and staff at Maury County Public Schools will get a 2% increase in their pay.

Rep. Robin Smith: Uniting, Not Dividing Monday, May 10, 2021 - by Rep. Robin Smith Parents send their children to Tennessees schools for academic preparation. The expectation is that teachers, as licensed as professionals in our state, will fulfill that need. The number of complaints have increased about the activism in the classroom as proficiencies in English, reading, math, science and history remain below 50 percent at 3rd and 8th grade levels and, unfortunately, upon graduation. Last...

I am surely glad to live in Tennessee. This year marks our 225th year of statehood and resiliency is a word that quickly comes to mind as we reflect on

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New funding to help families, an expansion of broadband internet to most communities and resources for rural areas are all new initiatives Lee is championing as Tennessees financial state remains positive, along with massive upgrades to state buildings and more funding to mitigate the coronavirus. "Tennesseans will know tonight that tragedy has no hold on who we are or where we are headed," Lee said. "Tragedy will not define us and will not rob us of the opportunity that 2021 holds." And the y...

Staff report The dire economic predictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic never materialized in Tennessee.  As a result, Gov. Bill Lee proposed Monday a $41.8 billion fiscal 2022 spending plan. He is calling for record spending on capital improvements to state spending, another $341 million for K-12 education and another major boost to the states Rainy Day Fund.  "Now more than ever, we can look at our economic forecast and say: it matters who governs, and conservative principles work," ...