Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has signed legislation to expand the Education Freedom Scholarship Program , making scholarships available for 35,000 students in the 2026-27 school year.
The scholarships have a 99% renewal rate after its first year and more than 300 schools registered to participate.
The Tennessee Department of Education received applications from more than 56,000 families for this coming school year. All 35,000 available scholarships are currently reserved and awaiting acceptance.
Of those, 81% of new scholarships were awarded to applicants who meet income eligibility requirements or qualify through the
Individualized Education Account
and Education Savings Account Programs.
