Camper hammers Lee on vouchers proposal in State of the State
Gov. Bill Lee delivers his first State of the State Address Monday, March 4, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Lee has proposed putting $37.4 million toward charter schools and education savings accounts as part of his fiscal 2020 budget. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Gov. Bill Lee proposes putting $25 million into education savings accounts, a program that would affect low-income students in Shelby County Schools.
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Bill Lee Charter schools Education Shelby County SchoolsSam Stockard
Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.
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