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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 ...
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 ...
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.
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]
Chairman Mark White, R-Memphis, presents a 39-page House omnibus amendment to Gov. Bill Lee's statewide Education Freedom Scholarships school choice proposal during a meeting of the House K-12 ...
Current expenditures per pupil increased from $10,675 in 2000–01 to $12,435 in 2008–09, decreased between 2008–09 and 2012–13 to $11,791, and then increased to $12,794 in 2016–17. Capital outlay expenditures per pupil in 2016–17 ($1,266) were 10 percent lower than in 2000–01 ($1,412). Interest payments on public elementary and ...
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission’s administrative rules require state employees seeking to earn university credits through the tuition waiver program wait six months after their hire to ...