Tennessee Conservative
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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The Ink Is Barely Dry On Revisions To The State’s 3rd-Grade Reading And “Retention” Law, And A Tennessee House Education Chairman Is Considering A Similar Strategy For Fourth-Graders, Including A Plan To Advance If They Continue To Test Poorly.
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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’s School Voucher Program, Allowing Students To Use Public Dollars To Attend Private Schools, Is Rapidly Increasing, According To Data Released By The Tennessee Department Of Education During Its Budget Hearing Held Earlier This Week.
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Governor Lee, Senator Gardenhire And Representative Mark White Seem Determined To See School Choice Made Available To Many More Tennessee Residents.
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Tennessee Lawmakers Will Soon See A Push To Expand The K-12 Public School Voucher Program Beyond The Three Counties Currently Offering Vouchers To Eligible Families.
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Throughout The Fall, The Tennessee Department Of Education Is Inviting All Tennesseans To Participate In Public Engagement Opportunities On Best Practices For Determining School Letter Grades, Which Will Measure How The State’s K-12 Schools Are Serving Students And Helping Them Succeed Academically.
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State Leaders Continue To Pat Themselves On The Back For A Job Well Done Despite Data That Shows That Tennessee’s 8th Graders Scored Even Worse In English Language Arts (ELA) Than 3rd Grade Students Who Began Their Education Journey During Covid-19.
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A New Law In Tennessee Sets Up Both Public And Private Colleges To Partner With Public School Districts To Create “Lab Schools” Within Their Local Communities.
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