Education Freedom Scholarship
Coverage of Education Freedom Scholarship in the Nexus archive.
- Tennessee GOP gubernatorial hopefuls split on private-school vouchers
Tennessee's top Republican gubernatorial candidates differ on expanding private-school voucher programs. State Rep. Monty Fritts opposes expansion, citing constitutional concerns, while U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn supports it and Rep. John Rose emphasizes transparency. The state currently invests $310 million in voucher programs serving 40,000 students.
- Tennessee increases private-school voucher vendor contract by $356M
Tennessee lawmakers approved a $356 million increase for Student First Technologies, LLC, raising its contract to nearly $637 million over five years to administer private-school voucher programs. The expansion follows a 15,000-student increase in the Education Freedom Scholarship program and comes despite the vendor's past issues in Arkansas and West Virginia.