this article, about state employees and budget cuts, contains an important element about school funding...
The article notes that Gov. Bredesen proposes to fund the BEP in 2010-11 at the 2009-2010 level.
If true, this would mark the FIRST time since the BEP was passed that it was NOT fully funded. Each year, the BEP formula generates an increase in order to adjust for inflation, growth, and other factors that impact school cost.
If local systems don't get this increase, there will almost DEFINITELY be cuts to school systems across the state. Teachers? Textbooks? Transportation?
This is NOT good news.
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