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Commentary: School choice is a big umbrella, let’s make some important distinctions

This week, Governor Bill Lee is unveiling his plan for a statewide expansion of the 2019 Education Savings Account (ESA).

  • by STEVEN BERGMAN, TENNESSEANS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
  • November 27, 2023
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Governor Lee signs bill allowing Hamilton County families to use taxpayer money to attend private schools

Governor Bill Lee announced Friday that he’s signed legislation to expand the Education Savings Account to Hamilton County.

  • by Sky Arnold
  • May 5, 2023
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Tennessee’s latest private school voucher expansion proposal would add Knox County, too

Tennessee’s private school voucher program, currently limited to eligible students attending public schools in Memphis and Nashville, would expand to.

  • by Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee
  • March 23, 2023
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House subcommittee approves investments benefitting private school families and teachers

Members of the Tennessee House K-12 Subcommittee moved two bills forward Tuesday that invest education dollars into vastly different areas..

  • by Reana Gibson
  • March 8, 2023
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Tennessee Senate approves adding Hamilton County to ESA/voucher program

Originally published by The Center Square. (The Center Square) –A bill to add Hamilton County schools to Tennessee’s pilot education savings account program.

  • by Jon Styf, The Center Square
  • February 15, 2023
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Tennessee’s Education Savings Account program wins again in court

A judicial panel sided with the state on Wednesday and dismissed remaining legal claims raised in two lawsuits challenging Tennessee’s.

  • by Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee
  • November 23, 2022
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