UPDATE: TN school voucher expansion bill narrowly passes House Education Committee

UPDATE: TN school voucher expansion bill narrowly passes House Education Committee

The Tennessee Department of Education renews Education Freedom Scholarships for nearly all current voucher recipients, with a proposal to expand the program to 40,000 vouchers, raising concerns about budget resources and available seats.

Tennessee advance school voucher expansion bill after lengthy debate - Nashville Banner

On Tuesday, the House Education Committee voted 11-9 to move forward a bill that would double the size of the statewide school voucher program in its second year. At the start of the meeting, Chair Rep. Mark White (R-Memphis) announced that the committee had 50 bills on the calendar that day. It only got to two, as the committee debated the voucher program for an hour. Disagreement among legislators was evident.  Five Republicans — Rep. Jody Bar…