San Antonio Current5d
Texas GOP lawmaker refuses to say school vouchers should be off limits to richest families
The Texas House Committee on Public Education's hearing on school vouchers got off to a rocky ... and culture with no paywalls.
House committee members clash over details of proposed Texas school voucher bill
Members of the House Committee on Public Education clashed over the details of a school voucher bill — a topic that for the ...
The Texas Tribune12d
Voucher bills want to prioritize low-income families and be open to all students. Those goals might be at odds.
Neither of the Legislature’s voucher bills ... s private school tuition. If demand exceeds the $1 billion in proposed funding for the program, Republican lawmakers say they want to serve the ...
Houston Chronicle5d
Will $1 billion for school vouchers be enough? Not in Texas, budget experts say
Republican state leaders pushing a private school voucher plan have emphasized it would transform the face of education in Texas. They also say its cost would be limited to $1 billion for the ...
The Washington Post9d
GOP voucher plan would divert billions in taxes to private schools
The school voucher movement has ... would be a first for federal policy. No other donations qualify for a 100 percent federal tax credit, tax experts say. Under the plan, both individuals and ...
KERA News6d
Vouchers aren’t pushing Fort Worth ISD to close schools, leaders say. Here’s what is
None are related to the Texas Legislature’s proposal for a voucher program ... at Fort Worth ISD’s enrollment since the 2016-17 school year. Enrollment decline eroded the number of children ...