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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 ...
Gov. Bill Lee’s private school voucher plan, if approved by Tennessee lawmakers, would cost taxpayers at least $1.1 billion ...
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.
This program expands upon a previous voucher program limited to specific counties and income levels. The applications for the Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship officially opened on May 15 at ...
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 ...
Pure Academy, a private boarding school for boys, says they will continue accepting applications for fall semester until the ...
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 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 ...
(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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...