1 day ago · 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 …

1 day ago · Senators passed the universal school voucher bill in a 20-13 vote Thursday afternoon after debate and discussion about its possible impact on the state.

1 day ago · In addition to providing some families with vouchers, the legislation would give one-time bonuses of $2,000 each to the state’s public school teachers; establish a public school infrastructure ...

1 day ago · 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 ...

1 day ago · Advocates of the Education Freedom Act said it includes more than $350 million in new education funding to support Tennessee students, including $150 million to fund more than 20,000 ESAs and $198 ...

The Tennessee House of Representatives passed the universal school voucher proposal on Thursday, which effectively allows families to use public money for private education costs. The bill passed ...

Nov 6, 2024 · Senate and House majority leaders filed identical bills to create Education Freedom Scholarships that would give $7,075 each in public funding for a private education for up to 20,000 Tennessee...

Jan 15, 2025 · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday doubled down on his efforts to enact universal school vouchers throughout Tennessee by ordering the GOP-dominant Statehouse to pause their regular legislative duties and focus on passing a bill that would allow families to use public dollars for private school tuition.

Nov 6, 2024 · The Education Freedom Scholarship Act would create 20,000 scholarships worth around $7,000 each and funded through taxpayer money to send qualifying Tennessee students to private schools and...

Jul 11, 2024 · The Hope Scholarship Program in West Virginia survived a constitutional challenge in 2022, but the number of school districts signing onto a lawsuit against Ohio’s EdChoice has ballooned since the voucher program became universal last summer.