School vouchers were sold as a way for students from low-income families to escape under-performing schools. But investigations show that voucher programs actually serve a different group.

5. Oversight improves voucher performance. Voucher supporters often warn of over-regulation, but Cowen says the limited data available shows that accountability improves voucher school performance. 6.

Texas Republicans would route $1 billion in public funds to vouchers for private and home schools. Professor Josh Cowen says research shows such programs actually damage students.

Most private school students will ultimately elect to get a voucher. The Arkansas Nonpublic School Association reports its member schools had 21,240 students in 2023-2024.

Several pro-voucher Republicans sailed to victory on Election Day, and Gov. Greg Abbott says he has the votes to make school vouchers a reality in Texas. But not everyone agrees on them.

The law will go into effect on Sept. 1, with the program expected to launch in late 2026. The law’s passage follows years of discord in the Legislature over school vouchers.

For years, school voucher proposals routinely languished with little hope of advancing in the Legislature. That changed in 2022, when Abbott adopted education savings accounts, ...