NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A major federal funding freeze is sending some Tennessee school districts scrambling while others pointed out it’s only temporary and are holding out hope that dollars will come through.
The freeze was announced on June 30, one day before funds were set to be released.
“Approximately $7 billion in federal education funding that includes programs such as title one, title two, title three, title four and Adult Basic and Literacy Education have been temporarily frozen, while the US Department of Education completes a review process,” Clarksville Montgomery County School System Director Dr. Jean Luna-Vedder said before the School Board on Tuesday…