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

The new Education Freedom Scholarship program will offer 20,000 scholarships of about $7,300 to Tennessee students to attend a school of their choice.

Charter school operators have applied to operate 13 schools in five Tennessee school systems beginning in the fall of 2026 ...

The Tennessee legislature approved Gov. Bill Lee's signature education initiative during a special legislative session.

House and Senate Republicans on Thursday passed a $447 million statewide school choice program ... A high priority of Gov. Bill Lee since the campaign trail, votes in both chambers saw rare ...

"I've long believed we can have the best public schools and give parents a choice in their child's education, regardless of ...

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 ...

As Gov. Bill Lee is set to sign a statewide school voucher program into law, he has yet to confirm a competitive bid for a contract worth millions.

The program builds off of a previous pilot program in which Tennessee had expanded school choice via an education savings account pilot program in several counties. “We thank Gov. Bill Lee for ...