Gov. Lee Wants Statewide School Vouchers, Eventually to All Students

The Education Freedom Scholarship Act would offer $7,075 annually for each participant.


Gov. Bill Lee calls for a statewide education voucher program in Tennessee during an event in Nashville on Nov. 28, 2023, as Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders offers her support. (Marta W. Aldrich/Chalkbeat)

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