The governor hopes to launch the program for 20,000 students by the next school year, a tight deadline for the state to meet.

Bill Lee on Wednesday will sign legislation designed to drastically expand school voucher access throughout the Volunteer State that will allow families to use taxpayer dollars on private school expenses regardless of income.

A recent online survey revealed strong opposition among Tennessee voters toward expansion of the state's private-school voucher program. More than 500 Tennesseans participated in the survey by the bipartisan polling firm Red America,