More families across the state will soon have access to public funding for private school enrollment under the state鈥檚 controversial school voucher program that began taking new applications Thursday.
If you are a Northeast Tennessee parent wanting to send your child to private school using a new state universal voucher program, so far you h…
Tuition for participating private school families who qualify will be covered for up to $7,295 a year, starting with the 2025-26 school year in August.
Leaders at two schools and a school system who will take Tennessee vouchers predict minimal impact in Tri-Cities.
The Kingsport board of Education Tuesday night approved the $2,000 pre-tax bonuses for public school teachers but went on record still opposes to the voucher law that includes the bonsues.
The General Assembly passed the legislation during a special session in late 2021, but it didn't go into effect until the 2022-23 school year.
A private school bought the former Sullivan County school for $2.3 million Wednesday, with the county school system getting all but $800 in real estate attorney costs.
Dobyns-Bennett's Alpha Invitational boys basketball tournament, which will be held in December at the new Tribe Sports Complex, is changing up for its second year.
The most common start date among secondary schools in the Tri-Cities is Monday, Aug. 8.
The school voucher program focuses on public schools in the bottom 10% of聽academic achievement in the state's two largest school systems.