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

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

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

Gov. Bill Lee will sign legislation designed to drastically expand school voucher access throughout the Volunteer State that ...

The school board plans to approve a resolution taking the $2,000 bonuses at its March 11 meeting after discussing the matter at Tuesday night's work session.

The bill also includes funding for teacher bonuses, school construction and maintenance. The expansive state-wide voucher program, which provides public money for private school tuition, passed in ...

The amendment also created a “funding floor,” which Republicans said would ensure school districts wouldn’t lose Tennessee ... bill that says the majority of the students likely to use the ...

There's been a wave of school chaplain bills in red states, which has fueled fierce backlash about religious overreach in ...

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

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A bill expanding the Tennessee's school voucher program is heading to Gov. Bill Lee's desk after lawmakers passed it on the fourth day of a special session in Nashville.

Tennessee lawmakers ... A number of private schools already administer the TCAP each year. For those that do, the bill requires the state to collect a sampling of voucher-recipient’s TCAP ...