What are Texas’ plans for a school voucher-style program? Here’s a look at the proposals
Republican state leaders are confident that this is the year Texas passes a robust school-choice program that would allow ...
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Under Texas House bill, value of education savings accounts would be tied to public school funding
The Texas House filed its priority bill on private school vouchers on Thursday. Credit: Laura Skelding for The Texas Tribune Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and ...
Texas parents push back on school vouchers, demand public funding
The Texas Senate’s voucher program would give families $10,000 to fund students’ private school education. “A public school gets just over $6,000 for a public school student so that just doesn’t even ...
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows gives Gov. Greg Abbott boost on school voucher plans
House Speaker Dustin Burrows predicted the House will pass a school voucher plan that Abbott will be able to sign into law by ...
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National leaders mount pressure campaign on Texas House GOP to pass voucher bill
Supporters of voucher-like education savings accounts are trying to press their advantage early and build a sense of ...
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The Edgewood ISD school voucher experiment: KSAT Explains
The vouchers were called CEO Horizon Scholarships, operated by the Children’s Educational Opportunity Foundation. The ...
‘What cost to the student?’: Debate on school vouchers grows as rural district superintendents weigh potential impacts
As legislatures move to push vouchers to the governor’s desk, rural districts are among districts across the state sharing ...
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Texas Teacher Retirement System leader says Senate voucher proposal would not harm retirement funds
A recent budget analysis noted the Texas Senate’s voucher bill could affect the fund if it leads students and teachers to ...