8 Tennessee School Employees Now Dead From COVID
Two more teachers died this week in the first month of school.
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Two more teachers died this week in the first month of school.
For Lee and some other GOP governors, the discretionary money was a chance to sidestep their state legislatures and advance school choice.
When Congress sent states billions of dollars early in the coronavirus pandemic to help make schools safe, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee saw an opportunity. He used part of the windfall to further his goal of offering school choice options for parents, sending millions to charter schools that operate without traditional public oversight. That included funneling…
Some Republican governors are using federal pandemic assistance to promote school choice programs, including charter schools and vouchers for private schools
For Lee and some other GOP governors, the discretionary money was a chance to sidestep their state legislatures and advance school choice.