Abbott says Texas will pass vouchers, school funding in 2025
Nov 6, 2024 · After a wave of Texas Republicans dominated the ballot box on Election Day, Gov. Greg Abbott expressed confidence Wednesday that he now has enough votes in the Texas House to pass a school...
Texas looks likely to pass school voucher legislation
1 day ago · The Texas legislature kicked off its 89th session this week and things are looking good for supporters of private schools.After a number of Republicans lost their primaries, their voucher-friendly ...
A school voucher program in Texas is more likely than ever. Can ...
Dec 17, 2024 · Gov. Greg Abbott addresses the Texas House during the Opening Day of the 88th Texas Legislature at the Texas Capitol. School vouchers will have strong support in the Texas Legislature next year ...
Texas-sized school voucher program could be significant across US
3 days ago · A Texas-sized school voucher program. Patrick J. Wolf, a distinguished professor of education policy at the University of Arkansas, believes the reason school vouchers haven’t caught on is that ...
Texas Legislature: The fight for school vouchers continues in …
3 days ago · Vouchers would allow Texas families to use public tax dollars to pay for private education. The Senate has already passed school vouchers five times, but the issue has always died in the House.
Texas braces for school voucher showdown as session begins in …
6 days ago · Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says school vouchers are his number one priority, so much so he’s pressuring Gov. Greg Abbott to make vouchers an emergency item so the bill can be among the first the Texas ...
Here’s everything you need to know about school vouchers in Texas
Feb 9, 2023 · Most of the folks using it are talking about school vouchers — basically, allowing families to use public dollars for private school tuition. But do vouchers work, and why is the debate a wedge...
Texas school voucher supporters bask in primary wins | The Texas Tribune
Mar 6, 2024 · After facing decades of fierce bipartisan resistance to the idea of using state dollars to pay for private school tuition, school voucher supporters in Texas emerged from the Tuesday...
2025 Texas Legislature will have pro-school voucher majority, …
May 29, 2024 · Six out of eight incumbent Republican lawmakers who opposed private school vouchers last year went down to defeat in the GOP primary runoffs. Governor Greg Abbott now claims the next...
Texas Senate passes legislation to create school voucher-like …
Nov 10, 2023 · SB 1 would divert public dollars into private schools through the creation of education savings accounts, or ESAs. Gov. Greg Abbott has tasked lawmakers with passing the controversial voucher-like program in the current special session, the state’s fourth round of legislative overtime this year.
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