When the so-called Education Freedom Scholarship program passed in 2025, it created 20,000 vouchers for students, each worth ...

As Tennessee heads into a financially strained and politically charged legislative session, Gov. Bill Lee is racing the clock ...

When will vouchers start and who qualifies? Which schools will accept vouchers? Here's what to know so far in Knoxville.

Tennessee's taxpayer-funded vouchers, known as Education Freedom Scholarships, help families pay for private school.

Last year, 5,500 Shelby County students got about $45 million in public funding to use at private schools by participating in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ACLU has filed a lawsuit on behalf of several Tennessee parents and taxpayers against Gov. Bill Lee's school voucher program.

Critics say most of the Tennessee scholarships went to students already in private schools.

Just as legislators mull over Gov. Bill Lee’s controversial school voucher program, the Tennessee Department of Education is bragging about the state’s ranking on the Nation’s Report Card.

Tennessee's budget outlook will determine the number of new private school vouchers the state funds in 2026, according to Gov. Bill Lee. The Department of Education declined to make estimates during ...

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More than 50,000 applications have been submitted for the state’s school voucher program for 2026-27 school year, the ...