The governor hopes to launch the program for 20,000 students by the next school year, a tight deadline for the state to meet.

"I've long believed we can have the best public schools and give parents a choice in their child's education, regardless of income or ZIP code," said Bill Lee.

The school voucher program passed at the Tennessee State Capitol but not everyone is celebrating it becoming law. Critics said it's "welfare for the wealthy" with a limited number of vouchers at a ...

As Tennessee lawmakers prepare to kick off a special legislative session on Jan. 27, Gov. Bill Lee's latest push to expand a controversial school voucher program statewide will be top-of-mind for many ...

Tennessee lawmakers held a special legislative session the week of Jan. 27. During the special session, lawmakers approved an expanded statewide school voucher program. Lawmakers also approved ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday will sign legislation designed to drastically expand school voucher access ...

Republican lawmakers on Thursday gave final approval to a $447 million statewide publicly funded school voucher ... program will offer 20,000 scholarships of about $7,300 to Tennessee students ...

Gov. Bill Lee signed Tennessee’s universal school voucher bill into law, officially kicking off the state’s push to roll out ...

In the meantime, 6 News learned what the statewide expansion of school vouchers may look like in Tennessee ... all options to implement the program.

Tennessee families will soon be able to use taxpayer dollars to cover the cost of private school tuition under the recently passed Education ...

Tennessee Catholic bishops on Monday lauded the passage of legislation establishing Tennessee’s first-ever universal school-choice program, which is set to fund more than 20,000 scholarships to ...

Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday signed legislation designed to drastically expand school voucher access throughout the Volunteer ...