Jan 23, 2025 · The Texas Senate's initial school voucher proposal would give families who opt out of the state's public schools $10,000 per child a year to help them pay for private tuition. Any voucher proposal ...

23 hours ago · He also shared concerns about the history of school vouchers in the South, which included an attempt in Texas to establish such programs in opposition to school desegregation in the 1950s. West also noted that many of the children who benefit from expansive school voucher programs elsewhere in the country come from wealthier families already ...

18 hours ago · The Texas Senate Education Committee on Tuesday night voted to advance school voucher legislation for a full vote in the Senate after hours of public testimony largely focused on whether the proposal would live up to its promise of prioritizing low-income families and children with disabilities.

20 hours ago · SB 2 carves out $10,000 per student per year to help pay for private school. Students with a disability could receive $11,500. Lawmakers plan to put $1 billion in the budget to start the program.

1 day ago · Texas lawmakers have set aside $4.8 billion in new funding for public education. Of that money, $1.2 billion is intended for the school vouchers program.

2 days ago · Texas Senate school voucher plan gives students $10k to pay for private education. By Isaac Yu, Austin Bureau Jan 28, 2025. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick presides over the Senate at the Capitol on the ...

6 days ago · Creating a voucher-like program for Texas has been a top priority for Gov. Greg Abbott for years. Efforts to pass the proposal — which failed in both the regular 88th legislative session and multiple special sessions in 2023 — re-emerged from last November’s election with a much stronger chance of making it over the finish line this year.

After a wave of Texas Republicans dominated the ballot box on Election Day, Gov. Greg Abbott expressed confidence Wednesday that he now has enough votes in the Texas House to pass a school...

Dec 17, 2024 · After years of hitting a brick wall, school voucher advocates in Texas are entering next year’s legislative session with better odds than ever of passing a measure that would let parents use...

Feb 9, 2023 · Most of the folks using it are talking about school vouchers — basically, allowing families to use public dollars for private school tuition. But do vouchers work, and why is the debate a wedge...