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Tennessee’s school voucher program

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,

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Tennessee House and Senate pass school voucher bill that now heads to Gov. Lee's desk

: The Tennessee Senate voted to pass the school voucher bill on Thursday, meaning the bill will head to Gov. Bill Lee's desk.

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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.

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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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Rep. Alexander and Sen. Harshbarger discuss their ‘No’ vote on school voucher bill

Representative Rebecca Alexander and Senator Bobby Harshbarger voted no to Governor Bill Lee’s Education Freedom Scholarship Act, commonly referred to as the school voucher bill. Both lawmakers say ...

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Some worry about local impact of private school vouchers

School vouchers are now law in Tennessee and are supposed to open up more choices to parents, but the true impact remains to ...

'I hope we address some of their problems' | Congressman Tim Burchett concerned about school vouchers impact on rural communities

Burchett previously said many counties in his district don't have private schools but he supports parents having a choice of ...

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Private school subsidies could cost Idaho taxpayers $250 million | Jim Jones

JONES: A $250 million plan to fund private schools in Idaho faces opposition from rural communities and raises constitutional ...

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School voucher proposal is only first step toward closing public schools

Senate Bill 2 would set aside $1 billion in taxpayer money to give some parents $10,000 vouchers to spend at private schools.

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Tennessee governor joins President Trump for school choice discussion

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee will join President Donald Trump and other governors for a roundtable to mark National School ...

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