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Those desiring more school choice recently won electoral victories Texas and Georgia that could facilitate the expansion education options for millions of kids in 2025.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Republican leaders — predicting passage of a private-school voucher bill in 2025 — will have to outflank conservative groups as well as opponents such as

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Republican leaders — predicting passage of a private-school voucher bill in 2025 — will have to outflank conservative groups as well as opponents such as the Tennessee Education Association.

Pat O'Donnell: Laws providing vouchers for private schools aren’t about giving parents more choice. It’s about destroying public education.

More than 25 Tennesseee state House and Senate Republicans seats have more than one challenger in the primary this year, while about half-a-dozen of those have no incumbent running. These seats, which include several pro- and anti-school voucher Republicans, are the next frontier in the debate over whether state lawmakers should adopt a universal plan […] The post Tennessee’s school voucher debate turns to competitive Republican state House and Senate primaries appeared first on Te...

Maury Alliance held the annual Farm Breakfast April 26, honoring farming families who've preserved general farms in Maury County.

Each legislative session, we can count on state lawmakers to pass a host of unnecessary and sometimes harmful legislation — with beneficial measures thrown in for good measure. And in the process, we can also depend on legislators to entertain us, in a manner of speaking, with inadvertently humorous comments and ridiculous missteps. Thus, we […] The post Foolishness and faux pas: The 2024 Niceley Awards appeared first on Tennessee Lookout.

House approves three-year refund; Democrats blast transparency provision

House approves three-year refund; Democrats blast transparency provision

Governor Lee and other Republican leaders believe they are making progress and will reach an agreement before session ends, but some Democrats disagree.