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TN School Voucher Plan Moving Closer To A Decision.

Its been almost 10 months since Gov. Haslam put on hold the final legislative decision for a school voucher program while a task force spent more time studying the idea and gave the TN educational world some breathing room while the dust settle from all of the reform that had taken place since he took office.

See the article from the Commercial Appeal for more details.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/oct/01/tennessee-planning-for-school-vouchers-nears/?partner=RSS

It looks like the plan will primarily be focused at low-income families being eligible for a partial voucher to be applied to tuition for private schools however how much, what counties, and many of the details are still up in the air. This task force is just making recommendations and the legislature still must vote. The voucher bill narrowly passed the Senate late last year and must go before the House before final approval and may see changes based on the task force recommendations.

Stay tuned. Educational market pressure and competition seems to be on the horizon for TN students and their families. We need these changes for our students to be assured of a top flight education. Rising tides raise all boats. Our tax dollars follow college students (Hope Scholarship) why can’t they follow primary and secondary students?

October 1, 2012 Posted by hughharrisfca | Education | Leave a comment