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Texas officials’ claim that school funding is at an all-time high ignores inflation and temporary federal money
A Tribune analysis also found the state’s share of the funds that schools receive per student significantly decreased in the ...
Texas speaker says House has more than enough votes to pass school vouchers
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows on Tuesday said more than enough House members are lined up in support of private school ...
Abbott asserts Legislature will pass school vouchers but keeps making sales pitch to Texans
The Texas House Public Education Committee is expected to pass the lower chamber's version of a school voucher bill next week ...
Houston Landing on MSN12d
Answer Key: How much money could Texas public schools lose from vouchers? Here’s what we know.
Public schools stand to lose hundreds of millions of dollars if private school vouchers pass, though the exact effect remains ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN3d
Billions more for tax relief and border security under budget approved by Texas Senate
The Texas Senate unanimously approved a $336 billion budget that includes teacher pay raises, a school voucher program, and ...
Texas Senate passes $336 billion state budget. Here's what's proposed for 2026-27.
The Texas Senate quickly passed its version of the state's proposed budget, which would fund the operations of the state ...
Texas educators band together to challenge school vouchers, faculty 'censorship'
Texas professors and teachers' unions met with lawmakers Monday to say why they oppose school vouchers and limits on faculty ...
Top Texas Republicans push for private school vouchers as opponents fear impact on public schools
The bill has faced widespread pushback from advocates for public schools. One hundred fifty-eight out of Texas’s 254 counties ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN9d
Different pace and priorities separate Texas Senate and House on school vouchers
The gaps over eligibility and on spending levels are narrower than the fundamental differences of the previous session.
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Texas officials claim record school funding, overlooking inflation and temporary federal aid
A Tribune analysis also found the state’s share of the funds that schools receive per student significantly decreased in the ...
Texas Monthly3d
Are School Vouchers Really “Welfare for the Wealthy”?
In the past two years of campaigning for vouchers, politicians including Abbott have fostered a discourse—or stated explicitly— that Texas public schools are indoctrinating children with ...
Pastors for Texas Children holds call to action against school vouchers ahead of committee vote
The education savings account or school voucher bill is stalled in committee in the Texas House. But it could be up for a ...