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A s lawmakers prepare for a special legislative session called by Gov. Bill Lee on his proposal to establish a statewide school voucher program, an analysis of spending items included in the bill ...
Gov. Bill Lee has called a special legislative session for Jan. 27 to deal with school vouchers, ... Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher bill could cost $400M: Here's what's in it.
Tennessee isn’t asking where the participants were enrolled before, so it won’t know how many vouchers are going to existing ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher bill, which would use tax money to pay for students to private school or other options if their parents choose, quickly passed through ...
As Tennessee lawmakers prepare to kick off a special legislative session on Jan. 27, Gov. Bill Lee's latest push to expand a controversial school voucher program statewide will be top-of-mind for ...
N ASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Gov. Bill Lee will call a special session of the Tennessee General Assembly to address school vouchers and disaster relief, among other topics.
Tennessee's new school voucher program has raised concerns among some Democratic and Republican lawmakers, as the state isn't ...
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 ...
Tennessee launched applications in mid-May for the program, which will provide 20,000 students with about $7,295 to spend at ...
Tennessee GOP Rep. Jody Barrett says the legislature should make the Department of Education give more facts about school ...
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.