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Tennessee governor to increase private school vouchers based on revenue

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Governor Bill Lee said he believes K12 education will see a funding increase but that the state has several months left to make revenue projections for large budget items, including “education freedom scholarship” spending.
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Tennessee Senate targets school boards, superintendents associations

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Republican senators in Tennessee are targeting school board and superintendent associations following opposition to the governor’s private-school voucher bill. A new bill would bar districts from funding lobbying groups, and lawmakers are requesting internal communications from the Tennessee School Boards Association related to vouchers.
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Tennessee governor offers teachers pay boost with private-school voucher plan

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Gov. Bill Lee and lawmakers recently rolled out a recycled “universal” private-school voucher program designed to gain support from teachers and school districts with extra spending. The new proposal could cost another $275 million, plus funds to give teachers a one-time $2,000 bonus.
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Democrats call for removal of Tennessee education commissioner

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Lizzette Gonzalez Reynolds, who replaced Penny Schwinn in July 2023, does not hold a teaching license even though a 100-plus-year-old state law requires the commissioner to be a “person of literary and scientific attainments and of skill and experience in school administration.”

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