NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A new task force formed to prepare the state of Tennessee for the potential elimination of the U.S. Department of Education met for the first time to discuss how the state would pay for education without help from the federal government.
The Joint Federal Education Deregulation Cooperation Task Force, made up of Republican members of the General Assembly, met for the first time Tuesday and heard testimony from various state officials about how much money the state receives from the federal government for K-12 education.
“I think it’s imperative and important that we look at what could happen in Tennessee because the Department of Education from the federal level is in a state of, somewhat, in a state of flux,” Sen. Bill Powers (R-Clarksville) said…