Voucher bill stuck in discord over immigrant students, homeschooling
Public education advocates rally against Gov. Bill Lee's education savings account proposal at the state Capitol in Nashville on Monday, April 22, 2019. The bill is headed for a conference committee after House and Senate members failed to reach an agreement on amendments Monday. (AP Photo/Jonathan Mattise)
NASHVILLE – Gov. Bill Lee’s education savings account bill is headed for a conference committee where House and Senate members will try to hammer out differences, mainly over immigration verification and homeschooling.
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Dolores Gresham Randy McNallySam 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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