Herald & Tribune16h
Education vouchers draw mixed local reactions
Gov. Bill Lee signed the Education Freedom Scholarship Act into law on Friday, Jan. 31, providing up to $447 million in ...
Cowboy State Daily2d
Bill To Give Parents More School Choice, $7K Per Kid Vouchers Advances — Barely
The Senate Education Committee advanced a school choice bill Wednesday that would give parents $7,000 per child vouchers, but ...
Burrows, Patrick and Abbott: Texas’ Big 3 have big plans and a wary new dynamic
The aggressive Republican agenda’s success depends on how well the three leaders harmonize their tactics and goals for the ...
Tennessean7d
Tennessee Republicans push vouchers to brink of passage: What lawmakers did Tuesday
Bill Lee's signature voucher legislation and accompanying bills sailed through the first full day of committees with few hiccups. The Senate will meet Wednesday afternoon for floor votes ...
Local lawmakers weigh in on school voucher bill as it heads to the House
The bill would create Education Savings Accounts that would allow Texas families to use public tax dollars to help pay for ...
KSAT9d
Texas Senate passes school voucher bill to create education savings accounts, bill heads to House floor next
Texas State Senator from San Antonio told KSAT the Education Savings Account Program does not benefit low-income families.
KHOU 119d
Texas bill that lets families use tax dollars for private schools swiftly sails through Senate
Democratic senators, who repeatedly failed in their attempts to amend the bill Wednesday, questioned whether education ...