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Judge declines state's bid to throw out school funding case
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has declined an effort by the state to throw out a lawsuit challenging the adequacy of Tennessee's school funding formula.

The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports (http://bit.ly/1Ok94Fb ) that Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman told attorneys in Nashville on Friday that the case will proceed, but she also declined class-action status to the case that would have allowed it to include all 141 school systems in the state.

School districts in seven counties are suing the state on claims they are not receiving enough money through the state funding formula to educate their students. If they win their case, the solution could cost the state more than $500 million a year.

The Chattanooga-area districts involved in the lawsuit are in Bradley, Coffee, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, McMinn and Polk counties.

Tool, J. Cole, Stevie Nicks to headline Bonnaroo music fest
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — J. Cole, Tool and Stevie Nicks will headline this year's Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, which is set to return after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic and weather. 

The lineup for the June 16-19 festival in Manchester, Tennessee, was released Tuesday and also includes The Chicks, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, 21 Savage, Machine Gun Kelly, Roddy Ricch, Flume and Illenium. 

Last year's festival was set to go on with extra COVID-19 precautions in place for fans, but heavy rains from Hurricane Ida left the grounds unsafe for driving or camping. The festival takes place on a former farm in rural Tennessee about an hour southeast of Nashville. Tickets go on sale Thursday. 

The 2020 festival was postponed to 2021 because of the pandemic.

Other artists on the lineup include Bleachers, Lord Huron, Disclosure, The War on Drugs, Billy Strings, Porter Robinson, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats and Herbie Hancock. 

Online: https://www.bonnaroo.com/