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Tennessee Education Department seeks $164 million TISA increase, expanded summer camps and parental leave in FY26 budget
Summary
Commissioner Lizette Reynolds presented the Department of Educationbudget request that includes a $164 million recurring TISA increase, $27.3 million for summer learning and transportation, $10 million for paid parental leave, and new charter facilities and fast-growth funds.
Tennessee Commissioner of Education Lizette Reynolds asked the Financial Ways and Means Committee on March 10 for a package of recurring and nonrecurring funds that would expand base funding and programs for K-12 education in fiscal 2026.
Reynolds told the committee the request includes an additional $164,000,000 in recurring funding to raise the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) base to $7,295 per pupil for FY26 and to support the TISA policy that will raise the state minimum teacher salary to $50,000 by the 2026-27 school year.…
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