The week in politics: Do lawmakers hope to adjourn before Glen Casada's April trial?
Plus, the education commissioner's did not publicly testify on the voucher bill and a new study that finds $78 billion in infrastructure needs.
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How Tennessee’s expanded school voucher program would be implemented
As the Education Freedom Act of 2025 awaits Governor Lee’s signature, his office said his team has met with a number of ...
Which kids in Middle Tennessee will most realistically be able to use school vouchers?
Which kids will be able to take advantage of the school voucher program? FOX 17 News' Kelly Avellino is digging deep into the ...
How School Vouchers Could Change Education in Tennessee
"I've long believed we can have the best public schools and give parents a choice in their child's education, regardless of ...
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Lawmakers introduce bill to keep undocumented students out of public schools
With a measure antithetical to a legal precedent established more than 40 years ago, leading state Republicans move to let ...
Scholarship vouchers now available for parents and students to choose where they want to attend school
Students in Cumberland County and in Tennessee are now eligible to apply for scholarship vouchers to attend private schools should their parents choose. Late last week, the Tennessee House and Senate ...
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Tennessee bishops welcome ‘landmark’ school choice voucher program
Gov. Bill Lee’s Education Freedom Act of 2025, which was passed on Jan. 30, will fund 20,000 scholarships, half of which are ...
What is next for TSSAA after one-time transfer proposal in Tennessee denied with 12-0 vote
The TSSAA Legislative Council denied a proposal Tuesday that would have allowed Tennessee high school athletes a one-time ...
Lawmakers who flipped votes on vouchers say Knox County Schools are protected
Rep. Jason Zachary's last minute flip to support Gov. Bill Lee's voucher pilot in 2019 exempted Knox County. Now, he says ...
Rutherford's 2 state senators tout legislation for school vouchers, farmland preservation
State Sens. Shane Reeves and Dawn White each tout their sponsoring bills for news story, including private school vouchers and farmland preservation.
Tennessee School Choice Advocates Celebrate a Legislative Win Decades in the Making
Lawmakers approved a $447 million statewide publicly funded school voucher program last week, with the 23-page bill easily passing in the Republican controlled senate (20–13) and house (54–44).