CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE
While many states still haven’t recovered from the Great Recession, TN is a leader in K-12 state funding increases
In 2014, Gov. Bill Haslam promised to lead the nation in teacher salary increases, but had no pay funds in the budget when revenue dropped. TEA was highly critical, and the governor took exception. We explained to him that when he was wrong he’d hear it, and when right, well, he’d hear that too.