Governor Bill Lee on Tuesday shared details about the new school choice legislation filed in the Tennessee General Assembly, suggesting the path universal school choice begins by making 20,000 scholarships available to Tennessee students, including 10,000 reserved for families who could not typically afford a private or parochial school.
Lee shared a website for the Tennessee Education Freedom Act in a post to the social media platform X, where he also included a clip from his recent Fox News appearance, when he explained the Tennessee Education Freedom plan would eventually lead to universal school choice.
“Every child deserves a shot at success – regardless of zip code or income,” wrote Lee in his post to X. “TN’s Education Freedom Act will reserve the first 10,000 scholarships for low-income families, empowering parents to pick the right school for their child.”
The governor told the network, “Ultimately, I think every family regardless of their income, should have the freedom to choose the educational outcomes and pathways for their children, so ultimately we want it to be universal. Every Tennessean ought to have that option, and that freedom, and that’s where we’re headed, but we’ll start with a priority on low income students.”
