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Governor Bill Lee urges state control of K-12 education, cites Medicaid waiver and school choice
Summary
In an interview, Governor Bill Lee said Tennessee should operate education primarily at the state level, criticized federal spending and oversight, credited a Medicaid waiver for saving about $1 billion and described recent state efforts on literacy, summer bridge camps and school choice.
Governor Bill Lee said in an interview with hosts identified as Sean and Emma that Tennessee should operate education primarily at the state level and that federal funding comes with counterproductive bureaucracy and strings.
"There's nothing more important for the future of our country than the future of our children," Lee said, arguing that states can use federal funds more efficiently when given authority to do so.
Lee cited a Medicaid waiver negotiated with the first Trump administration as an example of state-level innovation,…
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