9 hours ago · Tennessee lawmakers pass $447M school voucher program in major win for Gov. Bill Lee Led by the GOP supermajority, the Tennessee General Assembly approved a sweeping expansion to school choice in ...

10 hours ago · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Update: The Tennessee House narrowly passed Gov. Bill Lee’s school choice bill on Thursday afternoon. Next up, the Senate Will vote on the Education Freedom Act. Earlier: The Tennessee legislature has begun discussing the school voucher program brought forth by Gov. Bill ...

2 days ago · Tennessee House and Senate education committees passed the governor’s private-school voucher program Tuesday, speeding the $450 million first-year expense to final votes before week’s end. Senators voted 8-1 to send the measure to the finance committee to be considered Wednesday. Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, a Franklin Republican carrying the bill for Gov. Bill Lee, told […]

15 hours ago · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Both the Tennessee House of Representatives and Senate passed Governor Bill Lee’s controversial Education Freedom Act of 2025, commonly referred to as school vouchers ...

1 day ago · TN special session: Immigration, school choice, disaster relief bills pass House, Senate - heads to Gov. Lee’s desk In mid-January, Gov. Lee called for a special session for his proposed school ...

8 hours ago · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — School choice advocates are celebrating the passage of HB6004, which expands school vouchers statewide starting next school year. The bill allows for public tax money ...

Nov 6, 2024 · A new fight over school choice is already brewing, as Republican leaders on Wednesday filed a new proposal to offer publicly funded vouchers for 20,000 Tennessee students to attend private...

Nov 28, 2023 · Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee proposed a new statewide school choice program on Tuesday to offer taxpayer-funded grants to 20,000 students to attend private or home schools of their choice – and open...

Nov 28, 2023 · NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee presented the Education Freedom Scholarship Act of 2024, his administration’s legislative proposal to establish statewide universal school choice, alongside members of the General Assembly, Tennessee families and education stakeholders.

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