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Ben Rodgers & Educational Funding In Tennessee

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Ben Rodgers sits down with Putnam County Schools Director Corby King, and Jackson County Schools Director Kristy Brown. They discuss the legislation that's looking to change the educational funding for local education in Tennessee, how larger school systems may benefit from the proposed changes more than smaller systems, and why that is, as well as the potential issues that may come about for counties later on years down the road.

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4 Mar 2022 10AM English United States Society & Culture · Education

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