The Tennessee Department of Education has released a checklist for families interested in getting state money to send their children to private school.

The checklist centers on the controversial Education Freedom Scholarship Program, also known as the school voucher bill which uses state dollars to families interested in private school.  That bill passed at the start of this year during a special session.

Those picked to receive a scholarship will get $7,295 to go towards enrolling in private school.  The Tennessee Department of Education will award 20,000 scholarships with two types of eligibility, Universal Scholarships Open to any eligible student Quali ed Scholarships Reserved for eligible students based on income, IEA eligibility, or ESA eligibility .  

Please go to https://www.tn.gov/education/efs.html to view the complete checklist.