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 ...

From immigration enforcement to voucher expansion, the Republican supermajority is pushing for Tennessee to be the nation’s conservative leader ...

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

The first-ever review of one of Tennessee's private school voucher programs, known as Education Savings Accounts, flagged ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dickson Republican Rep. Jody Barrett says he will oppose a plan backed by Gov. Bill Lee to expand the number of private school ...

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

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

The state reports that 2026-27 applications have already exceeded the previous year’s total by more than 7,500 applications.

Some state lawmakers want to expand Tennessee's school voucher program amid what they describe as a rise in demand.The ...

Former House Chief of Staff Cade Cothren picked up a qualifying petition to run for state House earlier this month, mounting ...

Tennessee’s Education Freedom Scholarship Program has seen record demand as it enters its second year.