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 ...
Opinion
Gov. Greg Abbott leading hustle to shimmy vouchers into Texas education
Texans have repeatedly made it clear they do not support school vouchers, but Gov. Greg Abbott is relentless in his pursuit.
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 ...
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 ...
Houston Chronicle10d
Vouchers promise a lifeline for students with special needs. Will they benefit — or be left behind?
Greg Abbott and other proponents say the program ... if there are just no options for us there, then yeah, we'd probably consider a voucher.” The number of public school students in Texas ...