Tennessee now offers school vouchers, known as Education Freedom Scholarships, to families statewide. The taxpayer-funded vouchers can be used to offset private K-12 school costs. Scholarship ...

Pure Academy, a private boarding school for boys, says they will continue accepting applications for fall semester until the ...

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 ...

Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Gov. Bill Lee’s universal private ...

Now that Gov. Bill Lee has secured a major political win with his vouchers plan, a $447 million statewide program, many specifics have to be worked out before Tennessee families can apply.

Vouchers will be back under consideration by Tennessee lawmakers in 2025, with tweaks from last year's failed bill. While core elements of the proposal are similar to the unsuccessful voucher ...

(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, on Thursday.

Tennessee Republicans aiming to push through nearly $1 billion in legislation in just a matter of days may get their wish, as Gov. Bill Lee's signature voucher legislation and accompanying bills ...

Despite Lee's strong support for vouchers, many local education leaders are against the program. WBIR sat down with seven East Tennessee superintendents who opposed Lee's voucher plan. They said ...

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 ...

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 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.