Gov. Bill Lee reignites controversial push for state-funded private school vouchers

SOCM Communications
Jan 28
1 min read

The act would divert at least $144 million from state funds for parents to send kids to private K-12 schools, an idea that divided the Republican supermajority and sparked an outcry from Tennesseans.

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