These East Tennessee schools plan to participate in state's school voucher program
The Tennessee Department of Education said 162 schools across the state plan to participate in the Education Freedom ...
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Lee administration won’t commit yet to competitive bid for Tennessee voucher contract
Student First has faced issues with large-scale operations in other states, and its voucher contract was recently terminated in Arkansas. With Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee set to sign a statewide ...
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Gov. Bill Lee signs Tennessee private school voucher program into law, expanding access
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'.
School voucher voter polls vary in Tennessee, many legislative candidates skirt the issue
Vouchers have gained support through the years but surveys of voter attitudes don’t necessarily bear out Gov. Bill Lee's ...
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The Strange Bedfellows Fighting School Vouchers
In the roiling politics of so-called “school choice,” public school advocates have some unexpected allies on the Right.
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Tennessee governor signs new school voucher program that will exclude some immigrant families
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 ...
Lee administration won’t commit yet to competitive bid for Tennessee voucher contract
As Gov. Bill Lee is set to sign a statewide school voucher program into law, he has yet to confirm a competitive bid for a ...
Gov. Bill Lee signs Tennessee private school voucher program into law, expanding access
The governor hopes to launch the program for 20,000 students by the next school year, a tight deadline for the state to meet.