“As the sponsor of this legislation, I’ve never once said that this was a program designed for disadvantaged families,” GOP Sen. Jack Johnson said. The push to expand school vouchers comes as Republicans across the country have increased their criticisms of public schools in ...
jan. 27, 2025, at 6:18 p.m. save comment more tennessee opens session on school vouchers and trump immigration push, as protests seek gun control more george walker iv house speaker cameron sexton, r-crossville, bangs the gavel during a legislative session monda...
Tennessee’s school voucher program may end up being the ultimate solution in search of a problem asChalkbeatreportsfew families are actually applying for the scheme. Fewer than 300 applications appear to be on track for approval for 5,000 spots in the first year of Tennessee’s school voucher...
Gov. Bill Lee is preparing to announce a plan to dramatically expand Tennessee’s controversial school voucher program, allowing K-12 students to receive taxpayer funding for private school regardless of need, according to talking points obtained byNewsChannel 5 Investigates. Lee has long been an a...
The state funding is being pulled from Tennessee’s Medicaid program, known as TennCare. Lee said these dollars are supposed to assist health and welfare, which is what the loan program is designed to do. Related Stories Tennessee Gov. Lee renews push for school vouchers...
WATCH: “Delete the voucher program… it’s ILLEGAL… we’re wasting the courts’ time with something we know is wrong.” Bo Mitchell’s bill to kill Gov. Lee’s “UNCONSTITUTIONAL” private school vouchers fails for lack of a second. (Thanks to: Byrd, Moody, Dunn, White, Deberry...
House Bill 1, sponsored by the Education Quality Subcommittee, establishes an Education Savings Accounts (ESA) program under which every family is eligible to receive up to $8,000 to cover education expenses outside of the public school system. The vouchers will be distributed on a “priority”...
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East Tennessee Republican feels heat to vote for vouchers Democrats also accused Lee and Republican lawmakers of arm-twisting northeast Tennessee lawmakers by tying aid to their communities to support for Lee’s controversial private school voucher plan. ...
private school voucher bill. His latest proposal seeks to allocate $7,075 per student in Tennessee for private school attendance while providing financial aid to local school districts. The fiscal note will likely increase rapidly if no caps or limits are in place, like a similar program in ...