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School voucher hearing cancelled after Texas House and Senate unveil major bill revisions
Under the proposed changes in one bill, Texas' school voucher program would be capped at $1 billion for the first two years.
The Texas Tribune on MSN19h
Texas House committee considering cap on school voucher spending, increases to public school funding
The potential changes were unveiled Monday when the committee released two rewritten versions of legislation. The committee ...
Texas Standard20hOpinion
Texas voucher bills have appearance of academic accountability, but in practice it won’t mean much
The Texas voucher bills don't require voucher recipients to take the state standardized tests, making it difficult to measure ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN13d
Different pace and priorities separate Texas Senate and House on school vouchers
The gaps over eligibility and on spending levels are narrower than the fundamental differences of the previous session.
Abbott asserts Legislature will pass school vouchers but keeps making sales pitch to Texans
The Texas House Public Education Committee is expected to pass the lower chamber's version of a school voucher bill next week ...
Cash for tests? Texas homeschoolers weigh requirements under school choice proposal
Homeschoolers accepting a $2,000 voucherlike education savings account could be forced to take standardized tests.
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In rural Texas, some voters are hesitant about school vouchers. Are their lawmakers listening?
This legislative session, creating Education Savings Accounts — which would let parents use public funds towards private ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN6d
Billions more for tax relief and border security under budget approved by Texas Senate
The Texas Senate unanimously approved a $336 billion budget that includes teacher pay raises, a school voucher program ...
Top Texas Republicans push for private school vouchers as opponents fear impact on public schools
The bill has faced widespread pushback from advocates for public schools. One hundred fifty-eight out of Texas’s 254 counties ...