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On Tuesday, Gov. Bill Lee Announced His Plan To Expand Taxpayer-Funded School Vouchers Through A Program Known As The Education Freedom Scholarship Act, And Proponents Of Tennessee’s Public Education System Are Anything But Happy About It.
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Is Expected To Begin His Public Push For A Statewide Educational Savings Account Program In The Coming Days After Tennessee Rep. Mark White, R-Memphis, Said Earlier This Month That A Plan Was Coming.
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Gov. Bill Lee Is Set To Announce His Support For A Statewide Education Savings Account Program Next Year, Expanding From Three Large Counties To Every School District In Tennessee, According To Two Lawmakers.
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Tennessee Residents Support Expanding The State’s Educational Savings Account Program To The Rest Of The State, According To A New Wide-Ranging Poll From Beacon Center.
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On Friday, May 5th, 2023 Governor Bill Lee Signed Legislation That Gives Families In Hamilton County The Opportunity To Participate In Tennessee’s Education Savings Account (ESA) Program.
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Legislation To Expand Tennessee’s ESA Program To Hamilton And Knox Counties Cleared Its Final Committee Hurdle Before Heading To The House Floor For A Vote. Republican Representatives Ron Gant And Todd Warner Asked To Be Recorded As Voting Against The Bill.
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Legislation Enabling The State’s Private School Vouchers To Spread To Hamilton County Schools Could Run Into Trouble This Session, At Least In The House Of Representatives.
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As The State Transitions From BEP Funding To TISA, Plans To Potentially Increase Lawmakers’ Investment In Education Savings Accounts (ESA) Are Being Considered. A Rulemaking Hearing Scheduled For January 30 Could Lead The Tennessee State Board Of Education To As Much As Double What Is Currently Available For The Program.
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A Three-Judge Panel Ruled Last Week That Tennessee’s School Voucher Program Is Good To Proceed Without Any Further Court Intervention.
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As School Begins For Shelby County Schools And Metro Nashville Public Schools, The State Has Yet To Accept Any Students Into The Newly Approved Voucher System And Has Not Approved Any Schools To Accept Those Vouchers.
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