Does Tennessee spend enough to educate children? Two thirds of voters and about seven out of ten parents in Tennessee think the state’s public schools do not receive enough funding, according to a September 2021 poll commissioned by the State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE). This view is widely held despite state budgeting practices under three governors that since 2010 increased the state appropriations for K-12 education by 20 percent when adjusted for inflation.
