Vouchers promise a lifeline for students with special needs. Will they benefit — or be left behind?
About 70 private schools in Texas have identified themselves in self-reported data as having specialized programs for ...
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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 require private schools to accept certain students, which some warn could block the neediest children from access. Education policy experts and public ...
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Texas House unveils school voucher, $8B school finance bills: 'One size does not fit all'
Texas House lawmakers filed a sweep of education-related legislation Thursday including a school voucher proposal and a funding bill that would invest $8 billion in public education. The bills are ...
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Texas school voucher bills want to prioritize low-income families but also be open to all students
In public hearings, during Capitol floor debates and in rooms packed with their constituents, Texas lawmakers have pitched school vouchers as a tool that will primarily benefit low-income students ...
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Texas top officials predict lawmakers will pass school voucher bill: 'The votes are there'
Texas government leaders who gathered at San Antonio Christian School on Monday night predicted that the state House will pass a school voucher bill this legislative session. "I'm proud to say the ...