The Tennessee legislature approved Gov. Bill Lee's signature education initiative during a special legislative session.

"I've long believed we can have the best public schools and give parents a choice in their child's education, regardless of ...

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn has signaled to donors she may run to replace term-limited Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee in 2026, and ...

The bill seeks to criminalize local officials who support sanctuary policies for immigrants along with other measures in an ...

D: This story has been updated to reflect a response from Gov. Bill Lee’s office. Gov. Bill Lee’s administration is pushing legislation that would remove school attendance and vaccine mandates for ...

Senate Bill 6002 makes it a felony for local government officials to support "sanctuary" policies protecting immigrants in ...

Which kids will be able to take advantage of the school voucher program? FOX 17 News' Kelly Avellino is digging deep into the ...

Gov. Bill Lee’s Education Freedom Act of 2025, which was passed on Jan. 30, will fund 20,000 scholarships, half of which are ...

Legislation aims at overturning a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that established a constitutional right to public school ...

On Thursday, Tennessee’s special-called session covering illegal immigration, disaster relief funding and school vouchers ...

In all, Tennessee leaders passed more than a billion dollars in new programs and projects, including school voucher expansion, new immigration enforcement laws and relief for East Tennessee.

According to the terms of the bill, 20,000 total “scholarships” would be available. Parents in Tennessee can receive about $7,000 in public taxpayer money to send their children to a private school if ...