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Republican proposal ties teacher raises to school voucher protections
The head of the House Education Committee said Wednesday that any plan to ask voters to increase pay of public school ...
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$50 million for housing vouchers is better than nothing
Supporters of the Housing Access Voucher Program are glad to see it finally included in the budget, though they wish Gov.
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Republicans want school vouchers in the Constitution, but Hobbs doesn’t want to foot the bill.
The House Education Committee says that any plan to increase the pay of public school teachers must also include a right to ...
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Private school vouchers head to Abbott’s desk to become law
Schools also missed out on $7.6 billion last legislative session, which Abbott held hostage when vouchers failed to gain the support needed to pass. School officials have called attention to the ...
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'It’s what’s best for a very select few': Some Texans skeptical about vouchers as they near the finish line
VanDeaver said he has long believed vouchers would be detrimental to Texas. And his constituents agreed, he said. “The ...
Republican-led states keep adding school voucher programs even as critics worry about cost
U.S. states are adopting and expanding programs that use taxpayer money to pay for private schools even as their costs rise ...
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Housing vouchers are back from the dead in budget talks
After years of rejection by the governor, state leaders are discussing a potential deal to approve the Housing Access Voucher ...
Private school vouchers are now law in Texas. Here's how they'll work.
Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday signed legislation authorizing a private school voucher program into law, marking the grand ...