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The Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation is Tennessee's designated federal guaranty agency responsible for the administration of post secondary educational loan programs authorized by the Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and further authorized by Tennessee Code Annotated Section 49-4-404. TSAC also administers other state and ...
A legislative working group meeting next week is studying whether the state can reject federal education funding. The Sycamore report estimates Tennessee has about $2.2 billion in recurring ...
The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) is the state education agency of Tennessee. It is headquartered on the 9th floor of the Andrew Johnson Tower in Nashville. Lizzette Gonzales Reynolds is the current Commissioner of Education. She has held that position since June 29, 2023.
HB0741/SB1024 would have repealed the state’s Education Savings Account pilot program. The program provides taxpayer-funded vouchers that can be applied toward K-12 private school costs.
The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, also known as ESSER. is a $190 billion program created by the U.S. federal government's economic stimulus response bills, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (), Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP Act), passed by the 116th and 117th U.S. Congress.
Reynolds first signed a tuition waiver form on Aug. 11, 2023 – about six weeks after taking her oath of office on July 1. She signed a second tuition waiver form on Nov. 20.
The state enrolls approximately 1 million K–12 students in 137 districts. [6] In 2021, the four-year high school graduation rate was 88.7%, a decrease of 1.2% from the previous year. [7] According to the most recent data, Tennessee spends $9,544 per student, the 8th lowest in the nation. [8]
Federal funds in education for states tend to target more vulnerable students, with a Department of Education spokesperson saying the money goes to “low-income families, students with ...