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Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District includes downtown Nashville and neighborhoods inside the I-440 loop as well as ...
One hundred years ago, a public high school teacher stood trial in Dayton, Tennessee, for teaching human evolution. His nation is still feeling the reverberations today.
Responding to criticism about Tennessee’s applications for private-school vouchers, Gov. Bill Lee said this week the state doesn’t need to know whether students were enrolled in private schools before ...
Tennessee isn’t asking where the participants were enrolled before, so it won’t know how many vouchers are going to existing ...
Gov. Bill Lee defended Tennessee’s school voucher application amid criticism it is collecting limited data on where the money is going.
Starting in 2025, Tennessee will offer $7,300 per student through its new universal school voucher program, costing $146 million.
Backed by students, some from private schools, Gov. Bill Lee signs his signature private school voucher law. (Photo: John Partipilo/ Tennessee Lookout) ...
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As Tennessee lawmakers debated a new universal voucher program earlier this year, one financial analysis projected that 65% of vouchers would go to students already enrolled in private schools.
Tennessee won’t know if millions spent in a new voucher program are going to students previously enrolled in private schools across the state.
In the first full day of committees during Tennessee's special legislative session, Republicans pushed an expanded school voucher program.
A law requiring all Tennessee public school districts to ban the use of cell phones, laptops, smart watches and other devices during instructional time is among those taking effect on July 1.