Tennessee relies on some $1.8 billion in federal program funding each year that primarily supports low-income students, students with disabilities and school lunch programs. Trump has vowed to shutter the federal agency, which was established in 1979 and ...

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee supports the elimination of the U.S. Department of Education, citing state efficiency.

Bill Lee says he’d welcome closing the U.S. Department of Education under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, adding that states can do a better job.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee outlined a new school choice proposal and said he supports President-elect Trump possibly dismantling the U.S. Department of Education.

The governor feels that the state can create a better spending strategy and handle unique student challenges better than the ED.