by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 24, 2025 | Education, News, Tennessee, The South
The Tennessee Department of Education has announced the application dates for the Education Freedom Scholarship Program for the 2026–2027 school year, including deadlines for both returning and new families. Tennessee’s Education Freedom Scholarship Program, now in...
by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 25, 2025 | Education, News, Tennessee, The South
Families will be able to submit an eligible student application for Tennessee’s new Education Freedom Scholarship Program for the upcoming school year next month, the Tennessee Department of Education announced. On May 15, at noon Central Time, the scholarship...
by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 12, 2025 | Education, News, Tennessee, The South
TennesseeCAN launched a new website on Wednesday as the Volunteer State enters a “new education era,” the nonprofit organization announced. Chelsea Crawford, Executive Director of TennesseeCAN, said the organization’s new website comes as Tennessee marks a pivotal...
by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 4, 2025 | Education, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Recovering journalist and Nashville-area public policy expert Clint Brewer said the Tennessee General Assembly’s passage of the Education Freedom Act of 2025 will go down as Governor Bill Lee’s “legacy issue” throughout his two terms of leading the Volunteer State....
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 31, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee is traveling to Washington D.C. on Friday to meet with President Donald Trump and other school choice advocates at the White House for a roundtable discussion on school choice. Friday’s roundtable discussion will close out the 15th annual...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 27, 2025 | Education, News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
America First Policy Institute (AFPI) declared support for Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s universal school choice bill filed in the Tennessee General Assembly, arguing that the bill embodies the organization’s “America First, Always” motto. The governor’s Education...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 15, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
Americans for Prosperity – Tennessee (AFP-TN) released its 2025 Legislative Agenda, calling on state lawmakers in the Tennessee General Assembly to pass legislation focused on three topics during this legislative session. AFP-TN’s The Volunteer Way 2025 Legislative...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 6, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD
The Nashville-based Beacon Center of Tennessee published results of a poll it conducted on Monday revealing how registered Tennessee voters feel about a number of legislative issues at both the state and federal levels. The right-of-center think tank polled 1,200...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 7, 2024 | Elections, News, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee endorsed real estate investor and attorney Lee Reeves in the August 1 Republican primary election for Tennessee State House District 65 on Thursday. House District 65 is currently represented by State Representative Sam Whitson...
