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25 Mar School Choice Moving Nationally

Posted at 08:00h in Education Spending Accounts (ESA) by Victor Evans

Momentum continues in Tennessee for giving families educational options, but that isn’t the only place. Just this year Alabama and now Georgia have passed similar programs, and in Louisiana a bill is moving through the committee process. Watch this moving speech by Senator Greg Dolezal from Georgia just before the...

12 Mar Education Choice passes first hurdle in Tennessee Legislature

Posted at 20:42h in Education Spending Accounts (ESA) by Victor Evans

Education Freedom Scholarships are moving! The legislation has passed its first big committees in both houses and is on to the next step in the legislative process. FOLLOW ALONG WITH BILL PROGRESS About these bills: Give all families access to the education choices that currently are only available...

27 Feb Governor Lee & Legislators Eager to Lead on Educational Choice

Posted at 08:00h in Education Spending Accounts (ESA) by Victor Evans

The push for educational choice continues as this past week Governor Lee, the Senate and the House all presented ideas for how Governor Lee's Educational Freedom Scholarships could be structured. Hearings on the recommendations will occur in House and Senate committees this week. With public polling...

15 Feb More educational choices for Tennessee kids

Posted at 08:00h in Education Spending Accounts (ESA) by Victor Evans

Thank you for the great conversations you have shared with our TennesseeCAN Action Fund field teams about Governor Bill Lee’s plans to offer more educational options to Tennessee students through Education Freedom Scholarships. Tennessee has many fine schools, from traditional public to charter to private,...

09 Nov 2022 Tennessee Election Cycle Reaffirms Desire for Lawmakers Who Put Educational Needs of Students First

Posted at 08:00h in Elections by Victor Evans

Results in last night’s Tennessee election added to the growing momentum for educational choice in the Volunteer State. Tennessee voters showed up at the polls to validate their desire to prioritize the educational needs of students over systems and bureaucracies. Governor Bill Lee was reelected to...

05 Aug 2022 Tennessee Primary Elections Reveal Strong Desire for School Choice

Posted at 08:00h in Elections by Victor Evans

Overwhelming results in Tennessee’s Republican primaries yesterday added to the growing momentum for educational choice in the Volunteer State. Tennessee voters showed up at the polls to validate their desire to prioritize the educational needs of students over systems and bureaucracies. A poll, commissioned by TennesseeCAN...