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Tennessee’s school voucher program

The Tennessean (Nashville) on … · 23h

Tennessee lawmakers pass $447M school voucher program in major win for Gov. Bill Lee

The Senate passed the bill in a 20 to 13 vote after just over 90 minutes of debate. House members passed the bill with bipartisan opposition in a vote of 54 to 44, with one member not voting,

The Associated Press on MSN · 22h

Tennessee GOP passes school voucher expansion bill with backing from Trump

Tennessee lawmakers have approved legislation drastically expanding the number of families who can use taxpayer money on private schools regardless of income.

When can parents begin applying for school vouchers in Tennessee?

According to the terms of the bill, 20,000 total “scholarships” would be available. Parents in Tennessee can receive about $7,000 in public taxpayer money to send their children to a private school if they so choose. Half of those scholarships will have an income limit.

Chalkbeat on MSN1d

Tennessee governor’s school voucher bill barrels toward final votes in special legislative session

The Senate sponsor defended the voucher proposal against critics who said it favors affluent families: “It shouldn’t be based ...

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Governor Lee’s voucher bill speeds through committees, could head to House floor

Gov. Lee’s voucher bill quickly went through two committees, the Education Committee and the Government Operations Committee.

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