Ye scallywags of Tennessee, beware! The school choice battle be lost, ye shall suffer the consequences! Avast!
2024-04-25
Arr, the scallywags in Tennessee be floundering like a ship without a compass! After years of toil and trouble, the swashbucklers be left high and dry as they fail to pass a school choice bill. Aye, the experts be shaking their heads in disbelief at this lack of progress!
In the language of a 17th-century pirate, education experts be scurvy dogs, as Tennessee failed to pass a school choice bill after years of struggle. Republican Gov. Bill Lee had high hopes for a "revolution," but the bill ended up Davy Jones' locker. American Federation For Children mate Corey DeAngelis blasted the "so-called" Republicans for not learning from Texas.Lee’s school choice bill was a dead parrot, delaying the governor's plan for a statewide voucher program. New lawmakers will be joining the crew next fall, sinking any hope for the bill. Despite Lee’s promise to try again, the future be as murky as the Bermuda Triangle.Shaka Mitchell vowed to continue the fight for school choice, despite the disappointment. Heritage Foundation scallywag Jason Bedrick lamented the missed opportunity for Tennessee families. The Tennessee Educators Association rejoiced in their victory, calling the bill an attempt to rob public schools.Despite Lee's grand plans for a school choice revolution, rural GOP lawmakers were like barnacles on a ship, skeptical of losing public school funds. The TEA president hailed the defeat of the bill, hoping for good policy to prevail next year. Red states be passing school choice laws, but Tennessee be left walkin' the plank.