Gov. Bill Lee wants $155 million to fund 20,000 new vouchers
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is taking another big voucher swing in the last year of his term, pushing the General Assembly to fund a $155 million expansion of the program he pushed through in 2025. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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If Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee achieves his goal, Tennessee would spend more than $303 million in public dollars on vouchers next fiscal year to help send 40,000 students to private schools across the state.
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Melissa Brown
Melissa Brown is the Bureau Chief for Chalkbeat Tennessee. She joined Chalkbeat from The Tennessean, where she covered state politics and government policy. Melissa is an Alabama native who grew up on military bases in Japan and England before graduating from the University of Alabama with a degree in journalism.
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