State Representative Rebecca Alexander (R-Jonesborough-District 7) and Johnson City school leaders have nothing good to say about the potential expansion of Tennessee’s voucher program for private schools.
During a legislative meeting on Friday, Alexander expressed concern about the program’s expansion without examining who received the vouchers this year.
Although Alexander voted to expand the pilot voucher program from operating in three counties – Davidson, Hamilton, and Shelby counties – to statewide during the 2025 General Assembly, she says that she is hearing that many who received the financial help, did not actually need it.
Members of the Johnson City Board of Education say the lack of full transparency regarding the full roll out of the Education Freedom Act scholarships is concerning, and want to know how many families who qualified for the financial assistance were already enrolled in a private school.
