Tennessee Mulls Rejecting Federal Education Money

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Tennessee Mulls Rejecting Federal Education Money

February 8, 2023 at 3:48 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 16 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2023/02/08/tennessee-mulls-rejecting-federal-education-money/

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Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R) “says the state should stop accepting the nearly $1.8 billion of federal K-12 education dollars that help provide support for low-income students, English learners and students with disabilities,” the AP reports.

Said Sexton: “Basically, we’ll be able to educate the kids how Tennessee sees fit.”

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[Renew Deal]

1. OK, whose taxes are they raising?

[applegrove]

2. They can save money on not testing and not teaching to the test.

[Renew Deal]

5. I think you're basically right.

They probably will just abandon the services. Children in Tennessee will suffer for it.

Tennessee is ranked in the lower half of states. I guess they want to get into the bottom 20% with their neighbors, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas

[SheltieLover]

3. TN is trying to enact mileage tax on cars.

And talking about toll roads!

Maybe this is why.

[Renew Deal]

6. They will make a fortune around Nashville.

Traffic there is crazy.

[SheltieLover]

8. Amazing, from qpukes who say "no taxea"

I hate this fking state!

[lindysalsagal]

4. I'm sure video games would be much cheaper.

Especially if they close the schools and leave the kids at home.

Sarcasm.

[dalton99a]

7. "We'll give them everything they need to know from the Bible"

[friend of a friend]

9. But only from the parts they agree with.

[Bettie]

10. Wow, race to the bottom indeed

does Tennessee fund their schools adequately? Or will they simply have schools for rich white kids and nothing for anyone else?

ETA: OH, and I bet Kim Reynolds will be on this next. Fuck.