If it was a persuasive argument, it was lost on the Republican members of the committee. An hour later, they voted to advance ...

Two years ago the governor of Texas named his top policy priority: a sprawling school-voucher bill that would give parents ...

A panel of Corpus Christi public school advocates and educators shared their concerns about private school vouchers during a town hall Thursday evening. Hours before Latino civil rights advocacy ...

Gov. Greg Abbott’s school voucher bill was supposed to be fast-tracked and nearing approval by now. But it’s moving at the same pace as most bills – ploddingly. Abbott and House Speaker ...

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 ...

Jolanda Jones (D-Houston) spoke out against school vouchers — a controversial proposal gaining traction at the Texas Capitol. Jones, joined Saturday by fellow State Rep. Dr. Alma Allen and ...

The Texas House Public Education Committee voted Thursday to propose a $1 billion spending cap for the first two years of a potential school voucher program and increase by $395 the base amount of ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — More than half of families who applied for Alabama’s new school voucher program have children attending a private school or are home schooling, as school choice advocates ...

a $1 billion school voucher program, possibly growing by billions more in the years to come. Of all the private schools that could soon enroll students paying tuition with taxpayer dollars ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — As Ohio lawmakers are considering increasing funds for school vouchers, state data shows the education voucher programs largely underserve rural counties. As they set ...

Georgia's Budget Would Spend on School Vouchers and Poor Students. Here's a Look by the Numbers ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia will spend more state money on private school vouchers and poor students in ...