Governor Lee to propose statewide expansion to program allowing families to use taxpayer money to attend private schools

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee plans to unveil the details of a proposed statewide expansion to the Education Savings Account (ESA).

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Lawmakers use time in between federal funding hearings to tour innovative Nashville public charter school

State Senators Jon Lundbeg, R-Brisol, and Bill Powers, R-Clarksville, and Representative William Slater, R-Hendersonville, utilized their downtime in between federal.

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State taskforce wraps up hearings with the first speakers to encourage Tennessee to reject federal education dollars

Over the course of 6 meetings, state lawmakers on the Joint Working Group on Federal Education Funding have heard testimony.

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Senate leader doesn’t expect Tennessee to reject federal money for students

A leader of the panel exploring whether Tennessee can reject federal education funding says he doesn’t expect the state to.

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Tenn. hearings on federal school funding leave out parents and local advocacy groups

A legislative panel exploring whether Tennessee should reject federal funding for its K-12 students isn’t allowing public testimony from Tennesseans.

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Education Commissioner says rejecting federal dollars would not be simple

Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Lizzette Reynolds told state lawmakers there’s no easy way for the state to avoid federal.

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National Conference of State Legislatures provides lawmakers with recommendations to get around regulations that come with accepting federal education funding

Leaders of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) told Tennessee lawmakers there may be options to get around the.

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School leaders ask lawmakers to continue accepting federal education funding

Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) Interim Superintendent Tutonial “Toni” Williams pleaded with state lawmakers to invest federal funds into schools for.

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Think tank says other states would likely benefit financially if Tennessee rejected federal education dollars

Non-partisan think tank the Sycamore Institute told Tennessee lawmakers other states would likely receive most federal education dollars Tennessee chooses.

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