Knoxville Community Schools Superintendent Cassi Pearson tells KNIA/KRLS news the state has yet to set a budget for the next school year and so At-Risk Funding numbers remain unchanged from 2016 to 2017.

Pearson says At-Risk Funding helps struggling students stay on a path to graduation and needs to be fully funded. For more on the impact of At-Risk Funding listen to Let’s Talk Knoxville.