TEA Pushes School Funding, Voucher Repeal

The Tennessee Education Association is pushing for increased school funding and a repeal of the state’s voucher law in this legislative session, according to a report from WMOT radio.


TEA President Beth Brown notes that the state’s per-pupil school funding is the second lowest in the Southeast. She says it’s time for lawmakers to spend Tennessee’s excess revenue on education.


“We actually have a $7.6 billion cash reserve. …and so we will be pushing very hard to see some of that revenue that’s going unbudgeted invested in our schools.”


Brown says the TEA will also support efforts this session to repeal Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher plan passed by a single vote last year.

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One thought on “TEA Pushes School Funding, Voucher Repeal

  1. The voucher bill that passed by one vote was illegal, for the doors were locked so to assure Cassada got the vote he wanted. This behavior by the then Speaker of the House was reprehensible, unethical, and illegal. The bill should be repealed and nullified.

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