The Tennessee legislature approved Gov. Bill Lee's signature education initiative during a special legislative session.

One order also reinstates the 1776 Commission that Trump created during his first term in office to promote patriotic education.

Trump signed orders Wednesday to punish schools for teaching about race and gender, promote school choice, and facilitate deportation for some campus protesters.

It's not yet clear how much the Trump administration can do without Congress to prioritize money for school choice programs.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed executive orders to promote parental choice in school selection and end federal funding for curricula that he called the "indoctrination" of students in "anti-American" ideologies on race and gender.

President Trump will attend a school choice roundtable at the White House on Friday, just two days after signing an executive order to give more support to the programs.   “The White House is

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi has put some school choice in place through the years but there’s been a push and pull from advocates on whether it’s something that should be expanded. This session, House Bill 1433 is getting a lot of talk on social media and in the halls of the Capitol.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order directing federal agencies to find ways to favor school choice programs.

President Donald Trump is pushing to expand school choice across the country with a new executive order this week. Friday, he met with lawmakers and governors at the White House for a roundtable about school choice.

School choice and immigration garnered most of the attention during the Tennessee General Assembly's special session, but lawmakers also approved $470 million in relief funds for those affected by Hurricane Helene.

In all, Tennessee leaders passed more than a billion dollars in new programs and projects, including school voucher expansion, new immigration enforcement laws and relief for East Tennessee.