The Trump administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill" will bring changes for Tennessee students from kindergarten to college. Education advocates say that it will strip resources from the state’s most vulnerable students.
The 2022 overhaul of Tennessee’s funding system not only marked a major step for the state, but also sparked regional momentum for reform
Though a century has passed, advocates say they are carrying on the spirit of the Scopes trial by continuing to fight for freedom of education. And in today’s political climate, Clark with EdTrust-Tennessee said it’s particularly important. “I think it's a perfect storm that's brewing,” she said. “I think the rest of the country is catching up to what's already been happening in Tennessee. This is what it looks like to have a legislative body dictate what's happening in classrooms.”
This op-ed was originally published in the Tennessean. By [...]
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