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Tennessee governor backs Trump plan to abolish U.S. Department of Education
Bill Lee says he’d welcome closing the U.S. Department of Education under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, ...
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Gov. Bill Lee looks to solve high turnover rate in Tennessee prisons
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - During Gov. Bill Lee’s budget hearings, he addressed filling correctional officer roles. According ...
Gov. Lee shows support for Trump’s push to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education
The governor feels that the state can create a better spending strategy and handle unique student challenges better than the ...
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Tennessee teachers scoff at proposed bonuses linked to Gov. Lee’s school voucher plan
Gov. Bill Lee hopes offering Tennessee’s public school teachers a $2,000 bonus will help build support for his statewide ...
Gov. Lee investigates potential FEMA bias in East Tenn. following Hurricane Helene
Governor Lee and Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti are looking to see if anyone in East Tennessee was discriminated against by ...
Gov. Lee looking into whether Tennesseans were discriminated against by FEMA
Gov. Bill Lee announced Sunday that he is looking into whether Tennesseans were discriminated against by the Federal ...
Community members speak out against Gov. Lee’s new school voucher bill proposal
One educator said they believe vouchers will prioritize private interests over the needs of public schools and their teachers ...
Gov. Lee renews proposal for expanded school voucher program with a few notable changes
Lee's proposal, coined the "Education Freedom Scholarship Act," would give vouchers to students to attend accredited private ...
Teacher advocates worry Gov. Lee’s second voucher plan will defund public schools over time
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Governor Bill Lee announced new legislation called Education Freedom Scholarships of 2025. It’s a ...
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Expert weighs in on changes to Tennessee's latest school voucher bill proposal
A new school voucher bill will soon go before the Tennessee General Assembly.This is a second version of the bill. The first ...
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, federal and state officials survey flood damage from Helene
Gov. Bill Lee and other state and federal officials traveled to northeast Tennessee on Saturday to survey catastrophic flood damage in several counties in the wake of Tropical Storm Helene.
New school voucher bill filed in Tennessee
Governor Bill Lee announced Wednesday Tennessee leaders have launched legislation to introduce the latest school voucher program for the Volunteer state.