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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 ...
Both sides of the school voucher debate are invoking the Civil Rights Movement. Who is right?
As the school voucher debate unfolds this legislative session, both sides have attempted to pick up the mantle of the ...
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House committee considering a cap on school voucher spending, increases to public school funding
The House Public Education Committee released new proposals for creating education savings accounts and determining how much ...
Texas' $1B voucher plan has a Christian focus. Here's why Muslim, Jewish schools could also benefit
Passing school vouchers wouldn’t just deliver a major victory to the Christian private schools that Gov. Greg Abbott has visited in his years-long push for the policy. The leaders of the state’s ...
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School Vouchers
School vouchers are government funded vouchers that ... House Bill 2 is the largest investment in our public schools in the history of our state. Even when you adjust for inflation, it will ...
Wisconsin superintendent calls for cutting school choice. Her opponent is mum on program expansion
The state voucher program allowing families to send children to private schools is income-restricted. Republicans aim to ...
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No benefits of private school vouchers, panelists say
From the lack of accountability to private schools turning away students with disabilities, the panelists had nothing good to ...
Houston Chronicle13d
Both sides of the school voucher debate are invoking the Civil Rights Movement. Who is right?
The history of school vouchers predates the civil rights era, stretching back to 1800s New England, where publicly run schools were sparse in rural areas. But its modern iteration was ...