A number of bills in Tennessee expanding the education savings account (ESA) program are making their way through the state legislature, setting up an expansion of school choice options in the Volunteer State.
The bills have not yet made their way to passage in the House to be sent to Republican Governor Bill Lee, a strong school choice advocate, but they have made their way to House committees after passage in the state senate.
On Monday, the state senate approved a bill to expand eligibility for students to receive vouchers used to enroll in private or charter schools, passing along party lines and now awaiting action in House committees, while they passed a bill to expand to another county earlier this month….