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 ...

While core elements of the proposal are similar to unsuccessful ones from last year, the new bill includes a one-time $2,000 bonus for teachers.

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 schools.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The application window for Tennessee’s new school voucher program opens Thursday, May 15 at noon CT/ 1 p.m. Eastern. A total of 20,000 scholarships will be available ...

Private schools have prepared for Gov. Bill Lee’s new school voucher program with nearly 40,000 families looking to cash in ...

Tennessee families in all 95 counties can now apply for taxpayer-funded school vouchers to help offset costs for private K-12 schooling. The Education Freedom Scholarship program opened ...

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, a Republican, has long pushed to expand a school voucher program in the state. Republicans across the country have increased their criticism of public schools in ...

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. While Gov. Bill Lee's universal school voucher proposal is clearly a key issue this election ...

Vouchers will be back under consideration ... Act of 2025 includes a one-time $2,000 bonus for all of Tennessee's public school teachers. The new plan guarantees state funding to make up any ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Families across Tennessee have less than a month to prepare if they want to apply to participate in the state's universal school voucher program. The Tennessee Department of ...

While Gov. Bill Lee’s universal school voucher proposal is clearly a key issue this election year, there is less agreement on where Tennessee voters stand on the contentious education policy ...