Tennessee Lawmakers Question Virtual School Funding

(The Center Square) – Tennessee lawmakers are questioning why two counties with virtual schools are reaping thousands in state funding at the expense of the state's other 93. Union and Johnson counties have the most significant percentage of the state's 59 virtual schools, according to information presented at Thursday's meeting of the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. The virtual students were counted as attending school in Union and Johnson counties, even though they could live elsewhere. Support this podcast: https://secure.anedot.com/franklin-news-foundation/ce052532-b1e4-41c4-945c-d7ce2f52c38a?source_code=xxxxxx Full story: https://www.thecentersquare.com/tennessee/article_a6276dcd-ae35-4de1-b538-5ea4bcb83e71.html