Public Money for Private Schools: TN Gov. Bill Lee’s Agenda
A Pro-Privatization PAC Joins the Fray
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3 min readOct 21, 2021
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is an unapologetic champion of school privatization. While the Tennessee Supreme Court has delayed implementation of the voucher scheme Lee succeeded in passing in 2019, Lee has put on a full court press of other measures in order to bring privatization to the Volunteer State.
The latest effort comes by way of Lee attempting to “reform” the state’s school funding formula, known as the BEP. The move includes 18…
