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(The Center Square) — During legislative budget negotiations earlier this year, Tennessee Senate Finance Committee Chairman Bo Watson, R-Hixson, was asked about the Legislature removing $200 million from Gov. Bill

The Tennessean found by changing the way money is divided, nearly two-thirds of schools are receiving a lower percent of state funds under TISA.

The Hawkins County School District presented a budget draft for the 2022-2023 school year to the board of education, predicting a $7 million deficit.

The Tennessee Supreme Court released its opinion Wednesday that Gov. Bill Lee's school voucher plan — which will include an education savings account — was constitutional.

My colleagues and I in the House of Representatives closed out another successful legislative session of the 112th General Assembly with a great feeling of optimism about Tennessee’s future.

The Tennessee General Assembly made education a top focus over the last two years starting with a special session and ending with the passage of TISA.

After being held up in court for years, the ESA program passes legal hurdles

Tennessee governor signs new public education funding formula into law, and says he’ll sign school library bill too

Lee signed the plan to an additional $1 billion and change the education funding formula just days after lawmakers passed the law.

TISA replaces BEP as formula for paying for public schools