
“The assumption that the ESA pilot program would remove all funding or add costs to the district is unfounded, since the ESA value is less than current per-student costs and only applies to students that have been enrolled in a public school within these two districts. “Metro Nashville and Shelby County sued the state over the program, with Nashville Mayor John Cooper stating that the program would ‘siphon resources from public schools that educate the city’s most needy students.’ Just like Mayor Cooper, opponents of school choice often proclaim that these programs take funds away from public schools, especially from classrooms that need funding the most,” the report said. The program also had geographic restrictions for eligible students, mainly limited to those currently attending public school in either Metro Nashville Public Schools or Shelby County Schools, according to the Beacon report. The Tennessee ESA Act passed the General Assembly as a pilot program, with limits on the number of students who could take advantage of it.

Lawmakers said the law would give low-and moderate-income families the opportunity to have new educational opportunities.

Bill Lee signed The Tennessee Education Savings Account into law. If Tennessee’s ESA program reached the capped 15,000 student limit, these two school districts would save a combined $21 million a year.” Not only does educational choice give students who leave better outcomes, but it also helps those children who stay. “While educational choice detractors use scare tactics and unfounded claims that ESAs take money out of the educational system, nothing could be further from the truth.

“Beacon’s latest study on school choice in Tennessee is consistent with what we have seen in other states, that educational choice saves public schools money while giving parents more options,” said Beacon Policy Director Ron Shultis, in an emailed press release. This, according to a new research report that staff at the Beacon Center of Tennessee published Thursday.īeacon is a Nashville-based right-of-center think tank. Note: Please follow the steps in our documentation to enable e-mail notifications if you want to receive the related email notification for this thread.Shelby County Schools would save more than $2,000 for each student who chooses to utilize Education Savings Accounts, and Metro Nashville Schools would save more than $500 for each student who uses them. If the response is helpful, please click " Accept Answer" and upvote it. Thanks for your understanding and hope your question will be resolved soon. If you still need further assistance on, it's recommended to post your issue in dedicated forum to get more targeted suggestions.The reason why we recommend posting appropriately is you will get the most qualified pool of respondents, and other partners who read the forums regularly can either share their knowledge or learn from your interaction with us.

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