"Simply put, parents pay taxes, and they should be able to use the tax dollars we already set aside to provide their child with an education at the school that best serves their child’s needs." Our "First Principles Series" is an ongoing awareness effort by Beacon to restore our nation's commitment to those principles of free markets, individual liberty, and limited government that have made America the best nation in the history of the world. Often, politicians eager to appease constituents can stray from these principles. And voters can be misled into believing that policies violating these principles are in their best interest when they're not. This series is designed to set the record straight and make the case for standing up for our most important principles, even when it might be politically expedient to ignore them. (fb)

BY THE NUMBERS: Education Freedom Scholarship applications so far... ✅ 38,160 applications submitted ✅ 237 schools participating in the EFS program ✅ 51%-49% split between universal and qualified scholarship applications ✅ Families from over 300 different zip codes submitted applications Read more: https://www.tn.gov/education/news/2025/5/20/tdoe-releases-additional-details-on-enthusiastic-demand-for-education-freedom-scholarship-program-.html (fb)