School vouchers, often referred to as “school choice” programs, use public funds to help families pay for their children’s private education. Supporters say families should receive state support to ...

A proposal creating a voucher-like program where public funds could be used towards private schools was passed by the Texas Senate Wednesday, just days after Gov. Greg Abbott made it an emergency item ...

The first major federal program that would direct public funds to private school tuition is one part of the major budget bill that narrowly passed the U.S. Senate this week. But the tax credit-fueled ...

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The Texas Senate filed on Friday its priority bill to create a voucher-like program known as education savings accounts. Credit: Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune The Texas Senate revealed a bill on ...

The Texas House voted in favor of a $1 billion school voucher program, a priority for Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. The vote comes after a group of Republican holdouts in rural districts were defeated ...

Texas lawmakers and Gov. Greg Abbott say the Legislature will create a voucher program this year. Those vows come after lawmakers in 2023 repeatedly failed to get several voucher proposals through the ...

Most Texas adults agree with arguments against school vouchers, but in the end, they still would support legislation that makes such programs available to all families in the state, according to a new ...

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