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Governor Bill Lee's school voucher bill passed the Education Committee (17 for, 7 against) after its second consideration in the House on Tuesday.
Gov. Bill Lee has called a special legislative session for Jan. 27 to deal with school vouchers, ... Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher bill could cost $400M: Here's what's in it.
A s lawmakers prepare for a special legislative session called by Gov. Bill Lee on his proposal to establish a statewide school voucher program, an analysis of spending items included in the bill ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher bill, which would use tax money to pay for students to private school or other options if their parents choose, quickly passed through ...
Which kids will be able to take advantage of the school voucher program? FOX 17 News' Kelly Avellino is digging deep into the ...
N ASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Gov. Bill Lee will call a special session of the Tennessee General Assembly to address school vouchers and disaster relief, among other topics.
A universal school voucher program proposal has been a public goal of Lee's ever since the last legislative session. However, the proposal failed to find support in 2024 after lawmakers introduced ...
On Tuesday, the organization Public School Strong TN held a virtual "Stop the Voucher Scam" Town Hall to share their concerns about Governor Bill Lee's voucher plan.
As Tennessee lawmakers prepare to kick off a special legislative session on Jan. 27, Gov. Bill Lee's latest push to expand a controversial school voucher program statewide will be top-of-mind for ...
However, during the regular session, other education laws were passed, like restricting cell phones in schools, employers/schools could be sued for using preferred names and genders, along with more ...
Gov. Lee visited Knoxville and took questions on school vouchers as applications surpassed 33,000 for 20,000 spots in the $7,000-per-student program.