In a Choice Media “Ed Reform Minute” podcast, Beacon Center Director of Policy Trey Moore explains why Beacon had concerns with – and ultimately could not support – Gov. Haslam’s limited, failing school voucher bill this year. Visit buff.ly/15GvuiU to listen to the entire...

The Washington Free Beacon, a national online publication, covers recent advancements of school choice efforts in both Alabama and Tennessee. The publication gets Beacon CEO Justin Owen’s reaction to Tennessee’s activity. “As we talk with parents, lawmakers, and other Tennesseans, we consistently...

NASHVILLE – The Beacon Center of Tennessee today released a new publication highlighting the school choice stories of families across the state. The report, The Choice is Ours, tells how opportunity scholarships have empowered two Tennessee mothers to obtain a top-notch education for their sons. It...

To help communicate the benefits of school choice to Tennessee families, the Beacon Center and Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice have launched a new website called ChooseMeTennessee.com. Families can visit the website to find out how school choice will impact them, stay updated on school choice...

In a response to a recent column by the Tennessean‘s Gail Kerr that was critical of school choice, Beacon CEO Justin Owen submitted the following letter to the editor. An edited version appeared in today’s Tennessean. Below is the full letter as submitted.   With school vouchers, Gail...

Channel 4 News covers the growing momentum for bringing a school choice program to Tennessee, which would allow parents to choose where to send their kids to school. The TV station interviewed Beacon CEO Justin Owen about the benefits of such a program. “Every child is different, and it’s...

Beacon CEO Justin Owen and the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice’s Robert Enlow pen an article in today’s Knoxville News Sentinel on why families in our state should have more school choice options. Read the entire article below or at the Knoxville News Sentinel‘s website.   by...

June 5, 2012 NASHVILLE—Nearly 60 percent of Tennessee voters support school vouchers, or opportunity scholarships, according to a survey released today by the Beacon Center of Tennessee and the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice. This comes as a task force appointed by Gov. Bill Haslam meets...

Today’s Tennessean publishes an article by Beacon CEO Justin Owen and Friedman Foundation CEO Robert Enlow about school choice. The two talk about what the result of a recent poll sponsored by the organizations means for parental choice in education for Tennessee families. Read the entire article...