Tennessee’s School Voucher Program Wins Latest Court Challenge

Tennessee’s School Voucher Program Wins Latest Court Challenge
Students attend class on the second to last day of school as New York City public schools prepare to wrap up the year at Yung Wing School P.S. 124 in New York on June 24, 2022. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images
Bradley Martin
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Supporters of school choice celebrated when a judicial panel dismissed legal claims from two lawsuits challenging Tennessee’s private school voucher law.

The Educational Savings Account Program (ESA) gives families in Shelby and Davidson County school counties the ability to use public funds for private school costs. A three-judge panel ruled on Wednesday that the project could go ahead without court intervention. The program passed the legislature in 2019 and has since been held up by litigation.
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