KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — More than a month into the start of school, there are many unanswered questions about Tennessee's universal school voucher program, which the state calls the Education Freedom Scholarship.

WBIR has sent at least 6 requests to the Tennessee Department of Education asking for interviews with a department spokesperson regarding various topics related to the EFS program. Those requests were in February, March, June, July, August and September. WBIR has also placed standing requests for an interview with Commissioner Lizzette Reynolds. No one from the department has been made available.

In more recent months, WBIR has requested information about demographics like zip code, county of residence, income, for who applied for the EFS and who was accepted. A TDOE spokesperson h

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