Tennessee to Expand Voucher Program to 35,000 Students Next Year

NewsWorldAmericasTennessee to Expand Voucher Program to 35,000 Students Next YearTennessee plans to nearly double its universal school voucher program, directing about $260 million in public funds to private schoolsLillian Avedian Monday 20 April 2026 01:15 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"5740dc062b6ef324a0e209ac62828daf","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/tennessee-nashville-jack-johnson-senate-democrats-b2960763.html","title":"Tennessee to Expand Voucher Program to 35,000 Students Next Year"}}Tennessee School Vouchers (Martin B. Cherry)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}One year after it launched a universal s...