Next thing you know, all Chinese-made products, including Fine China, disappear from store shelves before going from store to grinding plate blacksmiths. (She did this in her US Senate campaign, so why should we think we should think things will change?)

And what about all the court settlements the state has made to opioid sellers? They may not be possible without co-hosts who say the 2016 law has the Fed’s ability to block suspicious opioid shipments. Before the state woke up, 4,300 Tennessees had to die of opioid abuse in 2014.

Blackburn sparked criticism for pushing the bill as Tennessee’s opioid abuse spiked, and during that time received a $96,000 contribution from the pharmaceutical industry. She argued that she was trying to help people relieve pain while preventing illegal drug use, but she said that if the law had unintended consequences, she would change it.

What does this have to do with private school vouchers? Not tons, but everything is connected.

Gov. Lee plans to combine private school vouchers with eight East Tennessee County relief funds that were destroyed by Hurricane Helen last year if he calls for a special session.

The governor irritated many lawmakers at the end of last year. Because he decided to go ahead with a voucher scheme that costs hundreds of millions of yen each year, searchers still decided to sift through the tile rub to find the victim. Some lawmakers wanted him to call a special session to approve the relief fund soon, but instead he took money from Tenncare to support the Hard Hit area.

As he talks about combining flood relief with a voucher, some consider it a bit of a bribe.

But isn’t that how things work in Capitol Hill? In any case, tens of millions of dollars will enter the voting committee.

All of these to guide the end of public education until Tennessee’s great equalizers put their hands on it.

“Abe said, “Where do you want to do this murder?/God said, ‘On Highway 61.” “Highway 61 Revisited – Bob Dylan (The bonus lyrics that recognize the film, “The Complete Unknown.”)

It’s a little tasty

Governor Lee got worse this week with a TV reporter to ask over the phone that the station photographer has. Why he is so hyped about private school vouchers because he has test scores for students in the state Educational Savings Account Program. It resembles the new voucher plan and does not match public school students.

“I think the statistics you report are a true false feature of fact,” Lee said at a press conference.

The governor argued that shelby county inner city students in ESA programs claim that comparing them to suburban areas around Nashville “misinuate the true facts.”

Lee said that students using Tennessee vouchers to attend private schools are really “over” their peers. The “bigger truth” is that 99% of parents are satisfied with the program.

He refused to ask another question from the reporter. (You are not alone with your heart.)

If readers are wondering, here are the numbers (please tell me when my head hurts because no one is on fire in the world of academics): Shelby County ESA Student: 25.1% Skilled in English Arts , Shelby Public Schools: 23.7% proficiency. Both groups achieved 18.7% of mathematics proficiency.

Davidson County ESA Students 28.8% English Arts, Davidson County Public Schools 30.5% Skilled. Davidson ESA students are proficient in mathematics, and Davidson Public School students are proficient in mathematics by 26.4%.

Hamilton County ESA students are 32.2% skilled in English arts and 39% skilled in Hamilton County Public School students. Hamilton ESA students are skilled in mathematics, 18.1% of students at Mathematics and 36.6% of students at Hamilton Public Schools.

At this point, public school students seem to have an advantage. Sometimes the truth can be painful. But that doesn’t justify calling someone a liar to report it.

But the bigger problem is that they sold souls for standardized test scores, and as long as they are the most important thing in K-12 education, everyone will be miserable.

“Recover Loretta”

Federal officials wrote to Governor Lee this week, encouraging them to take a deep look at decades of unequal funding between the state’s land grants agencies, the University of Tennessee and Tennessee State University. Last year, they notified the state that TSU had been reduced to $2.1 billion over the past 30 years.

Similarly, the state committee, chaired by Nashville Democrat and TSU alumni, Rep. Harold Love, reported four years ago that TSU had up to $545 million less than the last 80 years. did. (It came from a different funding mechanism than the federal report.)

Lee responded by pushing $200 million to improve TSU through Congress.

However, leaders from the USDA and Department of Education urged Lee to establish a bipartisan committee to study historical funding for universities.

Report: Funding for State Cost Land Grants

“We will work with you to ensure that all institutions receive the support and resources that enable students to develop ready to contribute to our country’s economic and social structures. I’m making sure,” he said in a joint letter.

Asked about the letter, Lee said TSU is suffering from “a great mismanagement of funds” and needs to take on a “solid footing.”

TSU received a massive injection last fall to do payroll. Lee said he is committed to ensuring that students receive the education, funds and support they need.

“It’s a journey,” he said.

This is where Lee and I agree. At this rate, it takes eternity to reach $2.1 billion.

Optimistic Love said he was pleased to see the White House historically providing more information to the governor about land grants for black universities and universities.

“We were pleased to see that the work done in the 2021 chairing committee has been highlighted as an example that could follow as we consider routes to address differences in funding.” Love said.

It is difficult to deny the inequality between UT and TSU, but the letter is a day late and a dollar shortage.

Lee supports that Vilsac and Cardona could soon disappear once President Donald Trump takes office, and the U.S. Department of Education could disappear. It’s no surprise to see their letters get caught up in a garbage mountain (a Rutherford County landfill).

Whose pig?

The Beacon Center has released its annual “Pork Report” highlighting wasteful government spending in Tennessee.

The Memphis Area Transit Authority’s explosion for office space, furniture and Grizzly’s suite operates at a $60 million deficit. It was followed by $2.3 billion in state and local funding at Titan Stadium, followed by a secret deal for Lebanese restaurants.