Jan 31, 2025 · After a six-year struggle and millions of dollars in campaigning from outside groups, Gov. Bill Lee accomplished his most significant legislative goal on Thursday when the Tennessee General Assembly passed his universal school voucher bill.. The Education Freedom Act, Lee’s final attempt at a school voucher program that will use public money to provide private school vouchers to students ...

Jan 28, 2025 · A bill filed for school vouchers for Tennessee students has transitioned for a special session, finally mapping out the funding for how the initiative would even work. ... Who gets the vouchers ...

6 days ago · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Now that Governor Bill Lee’s school voucher bill has passed, parents have questions about how it’ll work. The “Tennessee Education Freedom Act” is waiting for ...

Jan 31, 2025 · The Tennessee Education Savings Account (ESA) student application for the 2025-26 school year will open on February 3, 2025. The deadline to submit your application is July 1, 2025 , with a priority deadline of May 1, 2025 .

Dec 13, 2024 · Who would be eligible for a school voucher? If approved without amendments, SB1 / HB1 would allow a maximum of 20,000 vouchers for the 2025-26 school year.

Jan 30, 2025 · Under Tennessee’s proposal, 20,000 education vouchers of around $7,000 each would become available next year. Half of those would go to students who are lower income, disabled or otherwise able to participate in the new voucher program, but any student entitled to attend a public school could access the remaining 10,000.

Jan 30, 2025 · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Both the Senate and House of Representatives have passed Gov. Bill Lee’s statewide expansion of school vouchers, otherwise known as the “Tennessee Education Freedom ...

Jan 30, 2025 · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (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,...

Nov 6, 2024 · SB 1/HB 1 would offer state-funded scholarships of $7,075 per student — the base funds paid per student by the state to public school districts each year — to up to 20,000 students attending...

Feb 2, 2024 · Nashville, TN – Today, the Tennessee Department of Education announced the 2024-25 school year Education Savings Account (ESA) application is now open for eligible students zoned to attend a Memphis-Shelby County School, Metro-Nashville Public School, Hamilton County School, or a school in the Achievement School District on May 24, 2019.