Tennessee is gearing up for another private school voucher debate. Here's what we know.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Johnson told school board members the governor is planning a "substantial" increase for public education funding in 2025 but didn't specify how much or for what.
55% : Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools.
54% : "Meanwhile, a Tennessee policy organization that supports vouchers released a new poll showing 58% of the state's voters are more inclined to support a candidate who supports letting parents collect public funding to choose where their child is educated, including public, private, charter, or home schools.
52% : Sponsors in the Tennessee House, where voucher programs have had a harder time getting support from rural Republicans and urban Democrats, attempted to woo votes with an omnibus-style bill that included benefits for public schools, too.

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