Schools: County Taking Our $$ -- State Lawmakers Ask for Probe of How Funding Is Distributed
The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › November 08, 2007
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School administrators here and across Tennessee are saying they're being swindled by the counties that fund them.
Each time state legislators create money for schools, such as the recent cigarette tax that will bring $70 million into Memphis and Shelby County schools this year, school representatives say county lawmakers use the opportunity to cut back on their own funding of education.See the full content of this document
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Schools: County Taking Our $$ -- State Lawmakers Ask for Probe of How Funding Is Distributed
"The county appropriations go down every time the state makes more money for schools," said Valerie Speakman, legal counsel for county schools.
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