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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 5, 2022

Public education funding is set to take center stage when state lawmakers convene Tuesday for the second year of the 112th General Assembly, Tennessee Lookout reports. Last year, Gov. Bill Lee held the first of three special sessions to begin discussing how to reform the way funding is calculated. In October, the Tennessee education commissioner conducted a listening tour across the state. Those who support reform argue that the current funding formula offers no incentive for school districts to excel. Those opposed say the move is a slippery slope to school vouchers. Others question why the legislature is taking up such a complex issue in an election year.