Abbott on Sunday again made a direct pitch for vouchers, which he frames as "school choice" and seeks to accomplish what was denied him in the last legislative session when House Democrats and ...

Federal power only goes so far. State governors and legislatures have wide authority over local law enforcement, schools, ...

Charter school operators would have more options to bypass local school board approval under a proposal backed by Gov. Bill Lee.

Tennessee Republicans aiming to push through ... Here's what did and didn't happen at the General Assembly on Tuesday during the special legislative session: Lee’s statewide private school voucher ...

Tennessee Senator Mark Pody discussed his vote on the school voucher bill last Friday at a meeting with constituents at the Lebanon Wilson County Chamber of Commerce Office.

Lee would not commit to a competitive contract bid process for the voucher vendor that stands to make millions from the program. Lee said the program would 'change the future of Tennessee forever'.

The Tennessee Department of Education said Thursday it was still working to implement the statewide voucher program. It said it still needs to partner with the state's board of education to ...

According to the new law — which goes into effect July 1 — Tennessee's Department of Education “shall deny” any school voucher application where the family “cannot establish the eligible ...

Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Gov. Bill Lee signed Tennessee’s ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday signed legislation designed to drastically expand school voucher access throughout the Volunteer State that will allow families to use taxpayer ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad According to the new law — which goes into effect July 1 — Tennessee's Department of Education “shall deny” any school voucher application ...