Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher bill could cost $400M: Here's what's in it
Gov. Bill Lee has called a special legislative session for Jan. 27 to deal with school vouchers, disaster relief and immigration.
Tennessee Gov. Lee renews push for school vouchers, adds hurricane relief and immigration to effort
Republican Gov. Bill Lee is doubling down on his efforts to enact universal school vouchers throughout Tennessee.
It’s official: Tennessee governor couples school vouchers, immigration in special session
Gov. Bill Lee issued a proclamation Friday afternoon making official his call for a special session aimed at passing his private-school voucher plan and creating a centralized immigration enforcement agency.
Gov. Bill Lee makes private school vouchers a priority as legislative session gets underway
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Governor Bill Lee is pushing for lawmakers to pass private school vouchers in the state. Before the session, he worked with a national non-profit called the American Federation for Children to create a commercial promoting this idea.
Oak Ridge school board again opposes Gov. Lee's school voucher bill
The vote was 4-1 with new member Mary Crank voting against the resolution opposing school vouchers. She had wanted the vote postponed.
Three big issues that could determine if Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee gets his way on universal school vouchers
The governor’s latest bill has the backing of top GOP lawmakers, but it’s also generating many of the same concerns that helped sink a similar bill in 2024.
Governor Bill Lee issues official call for special legislative session
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee should listen to citizens and drop school vouchers plan | Opinion
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is pushing for his Education Freedom Act, but voters show they don't want vouchers and they pose a threat to public schools.
Lee calls special session to pass school vouchers, hurricane relief, immigration policy
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has called for a special session of the Tennessee General Assembly to pass his school voucher program, otherwise k
Gov. Lee calls special session on Helene relief, education, immigration
Gov. Bill Lee is calling a special session on educational vouchers, Hurricane Helene relief for East Tennessee and immigration.
Gov. Bill Lee calls special session to tackle vouchers, disaster relief and immigration
The special session would allow lawmakers to focus on the topics in a more dedicated way. The special session would begin Jan. 27.
Some Tenn. rural families not benefiting from vouchers
As Governor Lee pushes school vouchers, even calling a special session, people in some rural counties are upset because they ...
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Why Gov. Lee's voucher proposal is facing opposition
Marsha Livingston said student academic achievement in public schools generally surpasses that of students in private schools ...
Gov. Bill Lee issues proclamation for upcoming special session, listing 14 specific topics for lawmakers
The first topic in the proclamation would create a universal school voucher program, allowing families to use public dollars ...
Tennessee voucher bill could create shortfall for HOPE scholarship, lottery advocates warn
Lee’s proposal would reallocate 80% of the revenue from sports betting to a dedicated fund for K-12 public school facilities ...