Chalkbeat: Proclaiming that “choice is good” when it comes to education, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Monday proposed creating a voucher program for students from low-income families and said he will support legislation to make it easier to open high-quality charter schools.
He also asked lawmakers to approve a 2.5 percent increase toward teacher pay, and proposed doubling the amount of state funding to help charter schools pay for facility needs.
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