Lawmakers gathered in Nashville this week during a special session partly called to discuss a universal school voucher proposal.
The school voucher program passed at the Tennessee State Capitol but not everyone is celebrating it becoming law.
According to the terms of the bill, 20,000 total “scholarships” would be available. Parents in Tennessee can receive about $7,000 in public taxpayer money to send their children to a private school if ...
In all, Tennessee leaders passed more than a billion dollars in new programs and projects, including school voucher expansion, new immigration enforcement laws and relief for East Tennessee.
School vouchers are now law in Tennessee and are supposed to open up more choices to parents, but the true impact remains to ...
: The Tennessee Senate voted to pass the school voucher bill on Thursday, meaning the bill will head to Gov. Bill Lee's desk.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A bill expanding the Tennessee's school voucher program is heading to Gov. Bill Lee's desk after lawmakers passed it on the fourth day of a special session in Nashville. Senators ...
Leaders of multiple East Tennessee public school districts are sharing reactions to the decision of state lawmakers to approve Governor Bill Lee’s statewide expansion of school vouchers.
Burchett previously said many counties in his district don't have private schools but he supports parents having a choice of ...
As a parent of three kids in public school, I have felt literally sick to my stomach every time the school voucher bill is debated, chewed up and rejected, then ...
This week, the Tennessee House of Representatives and Senate approved Governor Lee's School voucher bill. The vote came to 54 ...
Parents across Tennessee will soon be able to put taxpayer dollars toward the cost of attending private school. State ...