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Good morning! It’s Melissa with your Wednesday roundup.
Should Tennessee consider expanding its K-12 public school funding formula to include some prekindergarten students? A top committee of Tennessee educators says so, given the ongoing financial burdens districts are shouldering from pricey special education pre-K programs.
Tennessee has a grant program to help districts pay for the program. But it’s not enough, districts say.
And I can’t sign off today without a tribute to Dolly Parton, who died this week. She was a legendary Tennessean whose commitment to early childhood literacy in her native Sevier County led to the free distribution of millions of books worldwide. What a legacy!
A new school year needs strong local reporting. Help Chalkbeat’s reporters keep asking the questions that matter.
Local News
Should Tennessee fully fund special education pre-K programs?
Special education pre-K students have been left out of the Tennessee K-12 funding formula despite a costly burden on public schools.
Most Memphis schools will reopen Tuesday after weekend storm
18 Memphis-Shelby County Schools will remain closed for a second day while the district continues to monitor power outages and affected systems.
Around Chalkbeat
The problem with an AI tutor: Students don’t want to use it
A study of Khanmigo backs up Sal Khan’s concern that simply giving students access to an AI tutor may not change how they learn.
56% of Michigan teachers are thinking about leaving in five years, poll says
The Michigan Educator Workforce Initiative commissioned a poll showing 56% of teachers might leave within five years.
Former Tindley charter school network CEO, 2 others to pay nearly $1 million in restitution for fraud
Metcalf and two defendants must pay over $1 million to the Tindley charter network, Chicago Public Schools, and City Year Chicago. The fraud hinged on submitting false invoices.
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What We’re Reading
Coalition seeks records as TN schools plan display of Ten Commandments, The Tennessean (Paywall)
Legal fees mount in MSCS takeover lawsuit, Daily Memphian (Paywall)
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