What are Texas’ plans for a school voucher-style program? Here’s a look at the proposals
Public school advocates oppose any plan resembling school vouchers saying such programs drain resources from the campuses ...
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Under Texas House bill, value of education savings accounts would be tied to public school funding
Families participating in the program could receive about 85% of the amount public schools collect for each attending student ...
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National leaders mount pressure campaign on Texas House GOP to pass voucher bill
Supporters of voucher-like education savings accounts are trying to press their advantage early and build a sense of ...
Texas Speaker Burrows promises school choice will pass: ‘Our moment has arrived’
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows said Thursday that creating a private-school voucher program in Texas is “the defining ...
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The Edgewood ISD school voucher experiment: KSAT Explains
The vouchers were called CEO Horizon Scholarships, operated by the Children’s Educational Opportunity Foundation. The ...
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Texas Teacher Retirement System leader says Senate voucher proposal would not harm retirement funds
A recent budget analysis noted the Texas Senate’s voucher bill could affect the fund if it leads students and teachers to ...
Scaling back STAAR, boosting public school funding and teacher quality focus of Texas bills
A flurry of bills filed in the Texas House on Thursday tackle public school funding, STAAR tests, teacher quality and a ...
‘What cost to the student?’: Debate on school vouchers grows as rural district superintendents weigh potential impacts
As legislatures move to push vouchers to the governor’s desk, rural districts are among districts across the state sharing ...