Accelerating Tennessee Bus Tour Arrives in Ooltewah
TISA, or the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement Act, was signed by Gov. Bill Lee just over a month ago.
The Accelerating Tennessee Bus Tour made a pit stop in Ooltewah to discuss the new state legislation that will invest a recurring one billion dollars into K-12 public education.
District 11 Senator Bo Watson called the Basic Education Program an “albatross to the delegation.”
He believes TISA presents the opportunity to get the state’s education funding system “right.”
“I was really excited to watch us work the process, watch the Department of Education and the administration work with members to develop a piece of legislation that I think, if we execute it correctly, has a great opportunity to make a huge difference in Tennessee’s education system,” Watson said.