Tennessee built a billion-dollar voucher program designed not to know if it works.
When Tennessee’s legislature debated school vouchers in early 2025, supporters promised the program would help students escape failing public schools while preserving the independence of private education. They looked voters in the eye and said this was about educational opportunity for struggling students. The reality emerging from the state’s Education Freedom Act tells a different […]
How the Tennessee General Assembly Sold Out Parents and Betrayed Conservatives: The Truth Behind the Voucher Bill’s Passage
Tennessee conservatives were betrayed. There’s no other way to put it. The passage of the school voucher bill wasn’t about helping families or giving parents more educational options—it was about political gamesmanship, special interest money, and backroom deals that reek of corruption. For those who still believe the Tennessee General Assembly operates with integrity, the […]
An Open Letter to the Members of the Tennessee House of Representatives Concerning the Upcoming Extraordinary Session
Honorable Members of the House of Representatives, As our state faces a manufactured crisis in the form of an extraordinary session called by Governor Lee, I write to you with grave concern about both the substance and procedure of what lies ahead. The timing and nature of this special session represent not just questionable governance […]
Backroom Deals Are No Substitute for Real Solutions
As a lifelong Tennessee conservative who’s watched generations of my family graduate from our local public schools, I need to speak some plain truth about Governor Lee’s rushed voucher push. Something doesn’t add up, and it ain’t just the math. In most rural areas across Tennessee, we don’t have a single private school. Not one. […]
Vouchers are already funding Islamic schools in Memphis.
We implore you to understand the dangers of school vouchers and the future implications for our state. Did you know that the current voucher pilot program is already funding an Islamic school in Memphis with your tax dollars? The Governor’s school choice bill would now expand that capacity to all 95 counties. Proponents of the […]
When promises disappear, the voucher mirage will cost us all.
As Tennessee looks ahead to the 114th General Assembly, speculation is swirling that Governor Bill Lee might call a special session to address school choice, his hallmark initiative. While no special session has been officially announced, it’s clear that school choice will take center stage in the Governor’s legislative agenda for the upcoming session. This […]
I can’t believe we are allowing this in our schools in Tennessee!
I’ve had it. Honestly, some days I just can’t stomach what our children are being exposed to in the public school system. And unfortunately, Governor Bill Lee is selling his school choice snake oil as the fix, declaring that teachers’ unions have all the power and have taken over our public school system. And some […]
Breakdown on HB1/SB1 – Governor Bill Lee’s Education Freedom Act of 2025
On Nov 6th, Tennessee’s Education Freedom Act of 2025—HB1 by Rep. William Lamberth and SB1 by Sen. Jack Johnson—was filed in the General Assembly, with Governor Bill Lee calling it a game-changer for school choice in our state. But what’s really in this bill? Join me as I break down the details and uncover some […]
School Choice Symposium – Jackson, TN
Thank you to We the People of West TN for hosting this debate on school choice and welcoming Gary Humble (Tennessee Stands) and Trey Cleek (Americans for Prosperity) to the stage with moderator Shawn Graham (co-host of Faith In Action on Bott Radio). School vouchers is one of the top political issues right now in […]
Out of state interests are interfering in our elections.
If you live in a district with a contested Republican Primary, your mailbox is being flooded by political junk mail. But what you may not understand is that most of that mail is being paid for by PACs out of Washington DC. There are MILLIONS in out-of-state dollars flooding into our elections. And it all […]