Tennessee Advances Legislation That Would Tie Welfare To Children’s Grades

Tennessee Advances Legislation That Would Tie Welfare To Children’s Grades: pTwo Tennessee lawmakers introduced legislation that would tie welfare assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to the educational performance of students who benefit from it, and the legislation was approved by committees in both the state House and Senate last week. Under the legislation brought by two Republicans, a student who doesn’t [...]/p

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Toney Atkins comments: Stupid, ridiculous, typical of Republicans who don't give a damn about the average citizen and the poor and needy. I pray that some day, these "leaders" will suffer hardship in their lives and need help from others. Republicans who claim to be Christian continue to baffle me.