Vouchers
Disaster relief and preparations for Trump immigration policy will also be on the agenda.
Dozens of school-related bills are filed as the legislature convenes
The latest bill generates many of the same concerns that helped sink his 2024 proposal.
Lee wants his Education Freedom plan up and running for the 2025-26 school year.
'We are not for sale,’ say teachers who want more meaningful investments in public schools.
Testing requirements for voucher recipients, one-time bonuses for public school teachers, and new funding for public school facilities are among the highlights
Will the GOP supermajority be able to agree on a universal plan this time?
Strong fiscal management means ‘We don’t have to choose.’
The current state budget includes $144 million for a private school voucher proposal that failed to pass.
Tennessee’s Missy Testerman speaks out against classroom and library censorship, private school vouchers
Schools in Macon, Georgia, are still largely segregated. Zo’e Johnson’s family is torn over whether they can afford for her to stay at her mostly white private school — and whether the cost makes sense.
Outside pro-voucher groups invested $4.5 million in key races
Voucher critics denounce special interest money and negative campaign ads
Critics say Lee’s education platform promotes segregation and inequality.
Lee works to replace voucher opponents with loyalists in GOP primaries
Poll results depend on how the questions are framed and who asks
‘This was a session of good, bad, and ugly,’ said one Democratic lawmaker.
Gov. Bill Lee’s proposed statewide expansion follows a string of failed attempts, narrow votes, and court reversals.
Lee plans to push for policy again next year.
With time running out, GOP leaders insist voucher bill is still in play