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Tennessee isn’t asking where the participants were enrolled before, so it won’t know how many vouchers are going to existing ...
Responding to criticism about Tennessee’s applications for private-school vouchers, Gov. Bill Lee said this week the state doesn’t need to know whether students were enrolled in private schools before ...
Gov. Lee visited Knoxville and took questions on school vouchers as applications surpassed 33,000 for 20,000 spots in the $7,000-per-student program.
Tennessee's new school voucher program has raised concerns among some Democratic and Republican lawmakers, as the state isn't ...
Tennessee launched applications in mid-May for the program, which will provide 20,000 students with about $7,295 to spend at ...
A new poll finds few Americans support allowing religious schools to become tax-funded public charter schools.
Education was a focal point of the Tennessee legislative session in 2025. Here are a few laws that came out of it.
Tennessee GOP Rep. Jody Barrett says the legislature should make the Department of Education give more facts about school ...
Education Gov. Bill Lee downplays transparency concerns about Tennessee school voucher program By Melissa Brown, Chalkbeat Tennessee Published: July 02, 2025 8:44 AM CT ...
However, during the regular session, other education laws were passed, like restricting cell phones in schools, employers/schools could be sued for using preferred names and genders, along with more ...
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