Governor Lee endorses conservate attorney Lee Reeves for open Williamson County House seat
Governor Bill Lee is taking the unusual step of wading into a primary race in his home county. Lee announced.
Governor Lee endorses conservative Jason Emert in open East Tennessee House race
In April Tennessee Governor Bill Lee promised to bring his plan to let parents use taxpayer dollars to send their.
- by Sky Arnold
- June 6, 2024
Governor Lee plans to bring his “voucher” plan back next year. Two polls show Tennessee remains divided.
Two polls released this month have found Tennesseans remain sharply divided on Governor Bill Lee’s plan to let parents use.
- by Sky Arnold
- May 23, 2024
School “vouchers” attracted headlines this legislative session, but charter support could have the lasting impact
Members of the Tennessee General Assembly adjourned the legislative session Thursday following more than three months of sometimes contentious and.
- by Sky Arnold
- April 26, 2024
Governor pulls plug on Education Freedom Scholarships and vows to revisit the plan next year
Governor Bill Lee conceded that there’s no pathway for his signature education bill to pass this session and vowed to.
- by Sky Arnold
- April 22, 2024
Governor’s Education Freedom Scholarship Plan faces uphill battle for passage
Governor Lee’s signature education proposal this year appears to be on life support. Tuesday afternoon both the Senate Finance, Ways,.
- by Sky Arnold
- April 16, 2024
House Committee debates accountability and cost of Education Freedom Scholarships
The House Government Operations Committee advanced Governor Bill Lee’s Education Freedom Scholarship Act Monday with a positive recommendation following a.
- by Sky Arnold
- March 19, 2024
Questions remain after Education Freedom Scholarship Act passes two key committees
Walter Blanks Jr. says his experience with public schools growing up in an economically disadvantaged neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio was.
- by Sky Arnold
- March 7, 2024
Three competing plans to allow students to attend private school with public dollars come with vastly different testing requirements
When Governor Bill Lee announced his Education Freedom Scholarship Act last year, he made it a point to say the.
- by Sky Arnold
- February 29, 2024
Massive House proposal is third universal school voucher bill before Tennessee lawmakers
Three school voucher proposals now before Tennessee lawmakers would create a new statewide program that eventually could open eligibility to.
- by Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- February 27, 2024