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State Sen. Paige Wally visits Chester County, urges support for public schools and cautions on voucher expansion
Summary
Tennessee state senator Paige Wally visited the Chester County School Board to reaffirm support for fully funding public schools, criticize recent private‑school voucher expansion and outline infrastructure and budget priorities heading into the 2026 legislative session.
Sen. Paige Wally, who represents Senate District 26, told the Chester County School Board on Monday that fully funding public education is essential to the republic and warned against expanding private‑school voucher programs without clearer outcomes. "We have to fully fund and resource our public schools," Wally said, adding that recent voucher legislation and its $7,000 payments merit closer scrutiny.
Wally said a state comptroller’s audit due in January is likely to raise questions about how voucher funds were used and which students actually benefited. He said the state distributed roughly 20,000 vouchers last year and that his concern is many vouchers will be claimed by…
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