Some lawmakers in Tennessee's general assembly were given a look at the state's spending on education Thursday.The Department ...

Key Tennessee lawmakers are taking different views toward Gov. Bill Lee’s desire to expand the state’s new private-school voucher program.

Three years into Tennessee's original private school voucher program, Education Savings Accounts, participating students made modest gains in math proficiency, but average English language arts ...

Gov. Bill Lee applauds after signing a universal school voucher measure into law on Feb. 12, 2025. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout) Key Tennessee lawmakers are taking different views toward ...

Spearheading the school voucher movement is this narrative that the best way to improve the education system is through ...

Two Tennessee Republican gubernatorial candidates are pushing to expand the state’s private-school voucher program, but a third candidate says he would “suspend” the so-called scholarships, calling it ...

Tennessee school districts are using K-12 funds to pay for legally required special education pre-K programs state education ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Gov. Bill Lee plans to include funding to expand the controversial Education Freedom Scholarship Program, or school vouchers, in his next proposed budget. The program passed ...

Wise carpenters and contractors generally follow the rule to measure twice and cut once. Tennessee education policy makers should do the same when it comes to expanding the new, and ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — WBIR requested data from the Tennessee Department of Education that shows students who received Education Freedom Scholarships, or vouchers, were mostly from major cities and ...

Mississippi’s recent gains were not driven by privatization. The state directs a very small percentage of K – 12 funding to ...