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County leaders and residents voice concern about potential dismantling of U.S. Department of Education and voucher impacts
Summary
Commissioners, residents and a local policy leader discussed the possible federal Department of Education changes and the state voucher program, warning of potential long-term effects on Tennessee schools and county budgets.
Commissioners and residents used the meeting's announcements and public-comment sections to debate possible federal changes to education funding and the rollout of vouchers in Tennessee.
Commissioner Beck raised the issue and urged county officials to begin looking at the fiscal implications if federal education funding were reduced or redirected. "We need to be talking about that or thinking about it," Commissioner Beck said, asking whether any county planning or committees were studying the…
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