Thousands of Tennessee public school students living in poverty are currently excluded from the state’s definition of economically disadvantaged. A bill moving through the General Assembly could expand that definition and protect state funding for students from low income backgrounds.
New Bill Aims to Revise Definition of Economically Disadvantaged Students
Tennessee
Thousands of Tennessee public school students living in poverty are currently excluded from the state’s definition of economically disadvantaged. A bill moving through the General Assembly could expand that definition and protect state funding for students from low income backgrounds.
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