Tennessee GOP advances bill to relax voucher testing rules for private schools
Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson wants to drop state testing requirements for private schools receiving Education Savings Account vouchers. (Courtesy State of Tennessee)
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Schools that participate in the voucher program could choose to give students a different test than the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program, or TCAP.
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Melissa Brown
Melissa Brown is the Bureau Chief for Chalkbeat Tennessee. She joined Chalkbeat from The Tennessean, where she covered state politics and government policy. Melissa is an Alabama native who grew up on military bases in Japan and England before graduating from the University of Alabama with a degree in journalism.
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