Questions rise on Tennessee governor’s special session mix of school vouchers and storm relief • Tennessee Lookout
NASHVILLE – Gov. Bill Lee is asked in January to plan to fund his private school voucher bill, immigration measures and large counties in the northeastern Tennessee hurricanes We invited a special session on Wednesday in the end. It’s causing criticism. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle challenged the governor’s decision to combine the […]
Tennessee governor couples school vouchers, immigration in special session • Tennessee Lookout
NASHVILLE – Governor Bill Lee issued a declaration Friday afternoon, with the official calling for a special session aimed at passing his private school voucher plan and establishing a centralized immigration enforcement agency . As Lee announced earlier this week, the session, which is scheduled to begin on January 27th, is set to provide disaster […]
Vouchers researcher casts doubt on Tennessee governor’s plan • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee lawmakers are preparing to take up the governor’s $424 million private school voucher plan in a special session, so national researchers say such “voucher schemes” have hurt public schools. It says it will “destroy” students’ learning and put on financial difficulties. Josh Cowen, author and professor of education policy at Michigan State University, told […]
Vouchers set state up for “fiscal cliff” • Tennessee Lookout
Update: This article has been updated to reflect the impact of private school vouchers on the state’s financial forecast. Tennessee Republican lawmakers have downplayed Bill Lee’s private school voucher scheme, saying that a wealthy character from the 1960s represents “Gilligan’s Island.” . In addition to questions about program equity, state Rep. Jody Barrett, of Dixon, […]
East Tennessee Republican feels heat to vote for vouchers • Tennessee Lookout
East Tennessee Republicans confirmed Monday that Congress was pressured to vote for the governor’s private school voucher bill to speed up measures towards the vote. “Yeah, you wouldn’t believe it,” said Rep. Kevin Raper, a second-term House Republican from Cleveland, who said he kept an eye on the lawmakers after they were called Monday. He […]
Tennessee House, Senate education panels pass private-school vouchers • Tennessee Lookout
The Tennessee and Senate Education Committees passed the governor’s private school voucher program on Tuesday. By the end of the weekend, it will accelerate its first-year expenses of $455 million to the final vote. The senator voted 8-1 to send the action to the Finance Committee to be considered Wednesday. Senate majority leader Jack Johnson […]
Old hands, not dark money, push vouchers to passage • Tennessee Lookout
The Dark Money Group last year spent millions of dollars on the Tennessee primary to lead Tennessee Governor Billley to a private school voucher victory. But instead of winning with the infusion of new supporters, the governor won the award from the old security guard. For example, first-year Tazewell Republican Sen. Jessie Seal defeated veteran […]
Despite Tennessee governor’s claims, school vouchers don’t level the academic field • Tennessee Lookout
Instead of prioritizing Tennessee’s future by ensuring that all students have what they need to succeed in schools, Gov. Bill Lee will reimburse public schools, perpetuate educational inequality; They continue to advocate the most vulnerable children and promote voucher plans that will have a major impact on the state’s status. A budget by forcing taxpayers […]
Tennessee legislature puts hundreds of millions toward private-school vouchers • Tennessee Lookout
In one of the most enthusiastic questions in modern Tennessee’s political history, Congress has put a $430 million private voucher program that critics will grow rapidly to $1 billion and put the state’s budget at risk. I narrowly approved it. The House voted 54-44 to support Bill Lee’s voucher initiative, with 20 Republicans opposed the […]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Announces End To NYC Food Vouchers For Illegal Immigrants
New York Democratic Mayor Eric Adams’ office announced Thursday that New York City will stop providing food stamps to immigrants, CBS News New York reported. New York City is phasing out a program that provides prepaid debit cards to immigrant families staying in city-funded hotels to purchase meals and necessities. According to to CBS News […]
