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Legislative liaison flags voucher issues as state assembly convenes
Lakeland School Board · January 13, 2026
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Board legislative liaison Michelle Childs briefed the board on the Tennessee General Assembly session and summarized a recent comptroller study that raised questions about ESA background-check monitoring and low parent survey response rates for voucher programs.
Board member and legislative liaison Michelle Childs gave a briefing ahead of the Tennessee General Assembly convening. Childs said previously active bills carry into the new two-year session and called attention to voucher programs (including the education savings account, or ESA, programs and the education…
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