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Lee renews push for expanded school choice, $340 million K-12 boost in State of the State
Summary
In his State of the State, Governor Bill Lee proposed a $340 million addition to K-12 funding, highlighted a $2.5 billion prior investment in public schools, and urged expansion of the Education Freedom Scholarship program that has more applicants than available slots.
NASHVILLE — Governor Bill Lee on Saturday called for increased funding for K-12 education and a major expansion of Tennessee’s Education Freedom Scholarship program, telling the General Assembly his proposals aim to widen options for families and raise teacher pay.
"We are proposing in the budget an additional $340,000,000 directed to our public schools," Lee said, adding that the state previously made a historic investment of $2,500,000,000 in public education described in his address as a roughly 50 percent increase. He also said…
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