There’s been a 144% increase in the number of students getting a private school voucher since last school year.

Roy Cooper, a Democrat. Opportunity Scholarships are the state's general private school voucher program. Families apply to the program and must get accepted into a participating private school.

The school voucher program passed at the Tennessee State Capitol but not everyone is celebrating it becoming law.

Step Up For Students is the non-profit that administers most of the state-backed vouchers. For analysts like Norín Dollard, ...

According to the terms of the bill, 20,000 total “scholarships” would be available. Parents in Tennessee can receive about $7,000 in public taxpayer money to send their children to a private school if ...

Students in Cumberland County and in Tennessee are now eligible to apply for scholarship vouchers to attend private schools should their parents choose. Late last week, the Tennessee House and Senate ...

Senate Bill 2 would create state-managed education savings accounts that let families use public funds to subsidize private school tuition.

Tennessee lawmakers have approved legislation expanding the number of families who can use taxpayer money on private schools ...

or require private schools to accept voucher recipients. Students with disabilities are not guaranteed individualized education plans under the program. Logistics for how to apply for a ...

The Texas Senate has voted to pass school vouchers legislation, with a vote of 19-12. Now the House will get the legislation, and they will vote on the issue. SB 2, authored by Sen. Brandon Creighton, ...