This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Tennessee Gov. Bill ...

Chairman Bo Watson and Vice Chairman John Stevens lead the Tennessee Senate Finance Committee, which voted 8-3 to advance Gov. Bill Lee's universal school voucher bill during its meeting on Wednesday.

Official cost projections are not yet available from the Legislative Fiscal Review Committee, though they're expected soon. As filed, Lee's bill would fund 20,000 private school scholarships of ...

Tennessee launched applications in mid-May for the program, which will provide 20,000 students with about $7,295 to spend at ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A new bill filed Wednesday is reigniting a fiery debate over school vouchers in Tennessee. The Education Freedom Scholarship Act would create 20,000 scholarships worth ...

Tennessee lawmakers on Thursday approved legislation drastically expanding the number of families who can use taxpayer money on private schools regardless of income, a long-sought victory for ...

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's new school voucher program has raised concerns among some Democratic and Republican lawmakers, as the state isn't ...

The bill, if passed, would require students in the school voucher program to undergo the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program test for math and English Language Arts.

The measure would create a national program funding private school tuition through tax credits, though states would have to ...

Gov. Bill Lee proposes a new statewide school choice program, the Education Freedom Scholarship Act, at the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers on Thursday approved legislation drastically expanding the number of families who can use taxpayer money on private schools regardless of income… ...