Carrots and Sticks + SEXTON’S APPOINTEE TO STATE TEXTBOOK COMMISSION URGED PARTICIPATION IN INSURRECTION – Tennessee Education Report

Carrots and Sticks – Tennessee Education Report

CARROTS AND STICKS

Even as Tennessee’s COVID-19 numbers continue to surge, some leading lawmakers and Gov. Bill Lee are considering using the state’s funding formula (BEP) to create incentives for districts to return to in-person learning sooner rather than later.

The Tennessee Lookout reports on House Education Committee Chair Mark White’s remarks regarding the creation of a “carrot-and-stick” system designed to push districts to send students back to school buildings.

“I think there will be some type of carrot-and-stick incentive to get students back in the classroom as quick as you can or at least a hybrid form of that if you’re not successful,” White said.

It’s not clear how such an incentive plan would work in practice. However, it could be as simple as providing additional BEP dollars to districts who make a commitment to in-person learning and actually bring students back to classrooms.

While some lawmakers are discussing legislation that would allow districts to maintain CONTINUE READING: Carrots and Sticks – Tennessee Education Report

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