Will earmarking gambling money for schools help get a second universal school voucher plan through the legislature? Plus the local news for Nov. 8, 2024.
NashVillager Podcast: Schools and the lawmakers that want to change them
How did schools become such a focus for Tennessee legislators? Plus the local news for September 27, 2024.
Millions of campaign dollars aimed at tilting school voucher battle are flowing into state races
Millions of dollars are being spent this year to steer voters toward candidates for Republican-led Legislatures who not only support school vouchers, but will become key figures in implementing school choice programs in states across the U.S. Most recently, national pro-voucher advocates declared victory after spending more than $4.5 million in Tennessee’s primary election to […]
NashVillager Podcast: Competing strategies for improving education in Tennessee
How would Mayor O’Connell’s transit proposal affect bike infrastructure in Nashville? Plus your local newscast for May 6, 2024.
NashVillager Podcast: Tennessee’s fracturing GOP leadership
How did Governor Lee’s signature measures fail in a legislature controlled by his own party? Plus your local newscast for April 25, 2024.
Who killed Tennessee’s universal school voucher bill?
Lee and pro-voucher lobbying groups campaigned hard to get a universal voucher bill through the legislature, but it didn’t work.
Tennessee passes $52.8B budget as discussions linger on school choice and business taxes
State lawmakers agreed on a $52.8 billion budget Thursday. Of that, more than $1.5 billion could be put aside for businesses that are expected to request refunds under the state’s previous franchise tax rules, and a school choice bill.
Tennessee school voucher bill is ‘not dead yet,’ but the odds dwindle as the end of session looms
House Majority Leader William Lamberth said the bill is “not dead yet.” On Tuesday legislators said negotiations were ongoing.
TN House and Senate search for compromise on two major bills as session nears its end
Leaders of the Tennessee House and Senate have said they are meeting privately to discuss compromises on two bills.
Tennessee’s universal school voucher bill stalls as chambers negotiate vastly different proposals
Time is of the essence for lawmakers championing universal private school vouchers. Committees in both the state House and Senate this week put off considering proposals that would bring vouchers to families across Tennessee.
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