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How many Tennessee under-performing public schools are found in wealthy neighborhoods? The answer is none. How many bottom-performing public schools are located in poverty neighborhoods? The answer is over 70.

Washington County schools could see a funding increase of $7.94 million in the fiscal 2024 year.

They said Bluff City and Mary Hughes elementary schools will remain open and the new Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement Act or TISA.

London Lamar will move from representing Tennessee House District 91 to Tennessee Senate District 33 after multiple rounds of voting by the Shelby County Commission.

Gov. Bill Lee unveiled the proposed new funding formula, called the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement, last week.

Here’s what locals and lawmakers think of the state’s newly proposed education funding formula

View the Murfreesboro Post for Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Every Tennessee school district received a projection from the state last week showing how much funding the district would receive during the 2023-24 school year if a new public school

The plan would allocate $9 billion in state and local funds toward education, including $1.8 billion for students with specific needs.

Most school districts could see an initial increase in state funding under Tennessee Gov. Bill Lees proposed school funding revamp unveiled Thursday.