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

Tennessee House and Senate education committees passed the governor’s private-school voucher program Tuesday, speeding the $450 million first-year expense to final votes before week’s end. Senators voted 8-1 to send the measure to the finance committee to be considered Wednesday.

President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on school funding Wednesday that fulfill promises he made on the campaign trail, including on school choice and ending funding for schools that support what the White House calls “radical indoctrination.

The White House also announced that Trump signed an executive order aimed at “ending radical indoctrination in K-12 schooling.”