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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Fifty-two private schools are registered in Knox County, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Education. Out of these, 30 listed above would be eligible for vouchers, including ...

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 ...

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. Tennessee Republicans are using a legislative maneuver to meet behind closed doors while ...

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 ...