Education politics and policy in the Volunteer state. patreon.com/TNEdReport
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TN Education Report retweeted
Jun 8
NEW: a Q&A on the new federal scholarship tax credit.
Public schoolers can use it. School districts can earn revenue.
I’m a voucher critic, but a lot of public school communities will need to do this and I won’t abandon them for the hard, necessary work ahead.
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TN Education Report retweeted
May 21
It appears that most of the new school voucher recipients were already attending private schools, which means in addition to funding public education, taxpayers are also funding a significant portion of private education. nytimes.com/2026/05/20/headw…
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TN Education Report retweeted
Educators are proud to teach the history of the Civil Rights Movement. We expect that history to be respected, not rewritten, erased, or pushed aside.
- TEA President Tanya T. Coats
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TN Education Report retweeted
Lawmakers Push Back Against Bill Lee's Summer Hunger Games tnedreport.com/2026/04/lawma… via @TheAndySpears
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Many conservative Texans see vouchers as a back-door state takeover of private schools. This data is not going to make them feel any better
Apr 2
Most of Texas’ school voucher applications come from white families and children who previously attended a private school or homeschool. From @TexasTribune:
kut.org/texas/2026-04-01/whi…
ALT White Texans, students previously in private school or homeschool make up bulk of voucher applicants
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PFPS supports Public Schools Week Feb. 23-27 2026! Public schools serve each and every student, in each and every community. #PSW26 #publicschoolproud
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Not mentioned in this story about a populist challenger vs the conservative establishment in North Carolina: the role that school vouchers are playing in fueling grassroots anger on the right. The *horse-riding sheriff* says vouchers are a give-a-way to the rich
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Every state has the same results:
approximately 70% of those taking vouchers have never been in a public school. Show us the data.
Feb 12
CLEMMONS: “Please be aware — They’re trying to hide this data.”
@JRClemmons calls out Republicans for killing @RepMcKenzie’s bill to require @GovBillLee to tell us how many voucher kids were already in private schools aka “WELFARE FOR THE WEALTHY”
And now they want to double it
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Tennessee can choose to invest in strong, accountable public schools that serve all students and anchor our communities, or it can continue expanding a voucher program that lacks transparency while draining resources from the schools most families rely on.
#TEAeducators
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“Why are you against tracking how many voucher kids were already in private schools?”
Koch-backed @AFPTN lobbyist @MichaelLotfi claims it’s a “privacy issue” (nah), then admits they believe not all should chip in for public schools🤔
Their truth. (One @GovBillLee won’t admit)
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Join PFPS, NCPE, and other advocates for our first webinar of the year: "All Risk, No Reward for Public Ed: What’s Ahead for the Federal Voucher Program." Register now! bit.ly/3NFFkPf
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Public dollars should support secular public schools — not religious instruction. We must protect public education. Read about TN parents and faith leaders doing just that. #NoWilberforceAcademy edlawcenter.org/tennessee-pa…
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TN Education Report retweeted
23 Dec 2025
From @TNEdReport: “Across the state, people are calling on @GovBillLee to do the right thing - to feed hungry kids in all 95 counties in 2026.”
Wild that Bill needs to be begged by clergy and county mayors to feed kids.
open.substack.com/pub/theedu…
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TN Education Report retweeted
15 Dec 2025
If you're wondering what the through-line is here it's eugenics
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TN Education Report retweeted
16 Dec 2025
Ending Public Schools IS The Goal, by @TheAndySpears open.substack.com/pub/theedu…
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TN Education Report retweeted
14 Dec 2025
Thanks to veteran journalist and policy advocate, @TheAndySpears, for covering our plan to eliminate hundreds of thousands in medical debt for Tennesseans. For far too many in our state, healthcare is a luxury. When I'm Governor, we'll make sure it's a right. Read the story at ow.ly/bl9v50XH8W0
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TN Education Report retweeted
20 Nov 2025
Parents and community members represented by
@EdLawCenter, @splcenter, @aclutn, @SouthernEdFound and @rgrdlaw file lawsuit challenging universal private school voucher program. pfps.org/parents-and-communi…
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TN Education Report retweeted
27 Nov 2025
Happy Thanksgiving from the Tennessee Education Association!
#TEAeducators #BuildingStronger #Tennessee
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TN Education Report retweeted
24 Nov 2025
Lee Faces Lawsuit Over School Voucher Scheme, by @TheAndySpears open.substack.com/pub/theedu…
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