This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free daily newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Marta Aldrich [Chalkbeat Tennessee via The Tennessee Lookout] – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s push to create a statewide school voucher system is running out […]
Image: Rep. Mark White speaks about the ‘Education Freedom Scholarship Act’ in the House Government Operation Committee. Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – The House version of this year’s school choice legislation, also called “The House Public School Omnibus Bill,” was passed out of the House Government Operations Committee on Monday […]
Image: From Left – Robby Starbuck, Rep. Scott Cepicky, Rep. Todd Warner Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – After over four hours of deliberation on Wednesday, the House version of this year’s school choice legislation, also known as “The House Public School Omnibus Bill,” was passed out of the House Education […]
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Image Credit: Gov. Bill Lee / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative [By Jason Vaughn] – In the form of a 7-page amendment to a caption bill, the language for Governor Lee’s “Education Freedom Scholarship Act” has been revealed. Representative William Lamberth (R-Portland-District 44) filed House Bill 2468 (HB2468) on January 30th of this year as a […]
***Note from The Tennessee Conservative – This article is posted here for informational purposes only. The Tennessee Conservative does not necessarily agree with the more editorialized statements made in the article below.*** This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Photo: Gov Bill Lee speaks with voucher supporters at New […]
Lawmakers wary of cost for sending students to private schools. Photo: Gov. Bill Lee with Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders in Nashville on Nov. 28, 2023, for Lee’s announcement he will push to provide private school vouchers statewide. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Facing a $610 million […]
Image Credit: Google Maps The Tennessee Conservative Staff – According to the Tennessee Court of Appeals, parents who are plaintiffs in a previously brought lawsuit regarding school vouchers can sue the state and the governor over the state’s Education Savings Account (ESA) program. The Court’s three-judge panel decided that the original plaintiffs in McEwen v. […]
Case sent back to trial court for judicial review. Image: Gov. Bill Lee, pictured unveiling his plan for statewide private school vouchers on Nov. 28, 2023. Image Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled a challenge to the state’s pilot Education Savings Account […]
Image Credit: The Beacon Center of Tennessee The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – According to a recent poll from the Beacon Center of Tennessee, over 68% of Tennesseans support Gov. Bill Lee’s proposal to expand the state’s Education Savings Account (ESA) program. The governor announced his proposal, the Education Freedom Scholarship Act, in November […]
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