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capital spending plan, two-thirds of which is designated for public school construction and improvements. One highlight of the plan, which requires Metro Council approval, is $100 million in funding for a “The long-delayed high school is a project of huge importance to my constituents and families throughout Nashville,” Metro Councilmember Dave Rosenberg, who represents the area, said in a press release. “No capital spending plan in our city’s history has provided this much for our schools, nor has a plan been so focused on education. I’m grateful to Mayor Cooper for his desire to invest in the public schools that serve every corner of Nashville.”
Special session results in series of education moves
Republican leaders abandon effort to defund Nashville, Memphis schools if they didn’t return to in-person learning The Tennessee General Assembly concluded a four-day special legislative session Friday, passing several bills addressing education policy in the state. Republican Gov. Bill Lee called the special session to focus on the effects of COVID-19 on Tennessee schools, and some of the more than $100 million in legislative initiatives did that. One in particular will eliminate penalties for schools and teachers related to poor standardized test results this year, when many students around the state have been in and out of physical classrooms or spent the whole year learning from home.