For parents with children in public schools, opposition is even starker—70 percent are against vouchers. On the topic of school funding, a significant 78 percent of voters, including 61 percent of Republicans, believe that Texas public schools are underfunded. With an overwhelming 85 percent call...
The school choice bill was passed in an 85-63 vote – two were absent. The measure will provide taxpayer-funded education savings accounts, also known as school vouchers, allowing students in public schools to attend private institutions if accepted into the state's program. Eligibility for Tex...
House approves SB 2 to provide state funding for private school vouchers House passes HB 2 to increase public school funding The Texas House gave initial approval for SB 2 yesterday evening. The […] April 17, 2025 | News & Updates Login or Register to view content » Legislative Updat...
The bill would allocate a $10,000 voucher to students to use towards private school education. That wouldbarely cover tuitionfor some schools in the state – Terry said that he knows one school's tuition is $26,000. Why does he think parents should choose to keep their student in ...
Texas governor Greg Abbott now has enough votes in the state house to advance his ambitious school-choice agenda, after six Republican incumbents who were vocally opposed to school vouchers lost their primary runoff elections on Tuesday. …The governor’s electoral crusade for school choice came ...
It only took the Texas Senate 22 days from the start of this year’s legislative session to introduce, debate and pass its priority school voucher bill.
RURAL ROULETTE: THE BATTLE FOR SCHOOL VOUCHERS AND THE INEQUITABLE EFFECT ON RURAL TEXAS SCHOOLSGriffith, JadynTexas Tech Law Review
Censorshipofpublicschooltextbooks,especiallybiologytextsVouchersforprivateschools—almostallarereligiousschoolsProselytizationofstudentsusingBiblestudyclasses(HB1287)RequiringrecitationofthePledgeofAllegiancewith“underGod”phrase,requiringa“momentofsilence,”andadding“underGod”totheTexasPledge(HB1034)...
The two Democrats on the committee had concerns about getting the bill right and having public schools completely funded. "I want us to make certain we listen to the people of Texas because America's eyes are on us with vouchers," Sen. Royce West said. ...
“interim charges.” They included the usual Republican concerns: school vouchers under the brand name “education savings accounts”—essentially cash grants to parents of children already attending private schools; property tax reduction; broader attempts to address housing prices; the dread prospect ...