Tennessee is going all out on the public education voucher program, known as the Education Freedom Scholarship program (EFS).

WBIR has requested information (at least 6 times) about demographics like zip code, county of residence, income, for who applied for the EFS and who was accepted... No one from the Tennessee Department of Education has been made available.

Speaker of the House Rep. Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) "That data will come here, I think next year, is what I've been told by the Department of Education."

Representative Sam McKenzie (D-Knoxville) said he is looking for more answers about data. ""We received absolutely no information on 'what areas the vouchers are going to? Is it evenly spread throughout the state?" McKenzie said. "Of the folks who have the vouchers who are the first time applicants? There's just been a black hole and we've made several requests."

Don't worry your pretty little head about this program. The Tennessee government is in control.

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