Listen Gov. Bill Lee’s Education Savings Account plan might be in trouble in the state Senate. Republican Dolores Gresham, the chairwoman of the Senate Education Committee, says major changes to the school voucher proposal are needed before there’s agreement.
Tennessee School Voucher Bill Passes Procedural Vote Despite Republican Defections
Listen Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher plan passed a key committee Wednesday in the Tennessee General Assembly. Several GOP lawmakers still have reservations about the proposal, but after a surprise appearance by a top Republican, most agreed to push it forward.
Gov. Lee’s School Voucher Plan Could Extend To Middle-Class Families
Listen Gov. Bill Lee’s plan to create Tennessee’s first school voucher program calls for extending the offer to middle-class families, in addition to low-income ones. That was one of many details that emerged Wednesday when the plan was officially presented to state lawmakers.
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