The State Board of Education voted 9-to-2 to request a moratorium on new spending for Opportunity Scholarship vouchers as ...
Inside the chamber was quiet following the vote, but a roar of chants from the rotunda was audible as demonstrators yelled "No vouchers! No vouchers! No vouchers!" "This isn't about politics ...
The bill outlines a process for parents to apply for approximately $7,000 “scholarships” in public taxpayer money for their children to attend private schools in the state.
: The Tennessee Senate voted to pass the school voucher bill on Thursday, meaning the bill will head to Gov. Bill Lee's desk.
It also added a call for no new state funding of vouchers for private school students. The State Board voted 9-to-2 to request a moratorium on new spending for the Opportunity Scholarship voucher ...