Tennessee homeschoolers have raised the alarm that a child care reform bill from Gov. Bill Lee could unintentionally "take ...

Gov. Bill Lee signed the school voucher program into law Wednesday after years of pushing for the program. Lee would not commit to a competitive contract bid process for the voucher vendor that ...

Charter school operators would have more options to bypass local school board approval under a proposal backed by Gov. Bill Lee.

Gov. Bill Lee signed his long-awaited private school voucher program into law on Wednesday but would not commit to using a competitive bidding process for the vendor company that stands to make ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday will sign legislation designed to drastically expand school voucher access throughout the Volunteer State that will allow families to use taxpayer ...

Governor Bill Lee delivers his 7th State of the State Address, touting the passage of his school voucher plan. Democrats, ...

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 governor touted the program alongside Republican lawmakers, while opponents said it took public money away from public schools.

(UPDATE: 1/30/25 3:28 p.m, CST) -- The Tennessee Senate has officially passed the school voucher bill. It will now be headed to Governor Lee's desk to be signed into law. (UPDATE: 1/30/25 2 p.m ...