Texas lawmakers kicked off a new legislative session mid-January and it has been no secret that “school choice,” “school vouchers,” “education freedom,” or some of its other monikers, would be a top ...

Debate over a 50% property tax cut went into the late hours of the Legislature on Wednesday night after firefighters and law ...

The aggressive Republican agenda’s success depends on how well the three leaders harmonize their tactics and goals for the legislative session.

Lawmakers considered a range of education savings accounts, which are subsidized by the government to help families pay for ...

A North Texas lawmaker has filed a bill to abolish the state agency overseeing public education. Freshman state Rep. Andy Hopper, R-Decatur, filed the bill – HB 2657 – that would transfer the powers ...

After seven hours of debate over SB 2 on the Senate floor Wednesday, the chamber suspended rules so that they could expedite ...

Iowa House Republicans voted Thursday to pass a 2.25% spending increase for K-12 schools as Democrats urged them to more than ...

Home-schooled kids frequently participate in extracurricular activities with their peers in public school. Not requiring them ...

Iowa Senate lawmakers approved a bill to increase state funding to public schools by 2 percent, conflicting with an increase ...

Lawmakers are seeking to meet a deadline in Iowa law to set school funding levels within 30 days of receiving the governor's budget.

"Common sense is not so common up here anymore, which results in poor bills getting out of committee and debated on the floor ...

The Iowa House passed a bill Thursday with a 2.25% per-pupil funding increase alongside other funding changes for Iowa’s public K-12 schools. The move sends the legislation back to the ...