There are more than a half million homeschoolers in Texas, who some experts say could make up the bulk of the $1B program.

From left: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Gov. Greg Abbott, former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, speak about school vouchers during a press conference on March 25 ...

Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to choose a new state comptroller in the next few weeks, who will have an outsized role in the state’s rollout of private school vouchers. The next comptroller is ...

During this year's legislative session, Texas lawmakers approved proposals that will create a private school voucher program, inject $8.5 billion into public education, give schools more ...

The National Education Association ranked Texas as 31st in the U.S. for teacher pay in the 2023-24 school year, estimating the average teacher salary in Texas as $62,463.

An agenda driven by conservative priorities, schools’ financial duress and teacher needs led to an $8.5 billion boost, new discipline rules, more Christianity in classrooms and a DEI ban.

From vouchers to a cellphone ban, this year’s lawmaking session brought transformative changes to Texas schools Jaden Edison, Sneha Dey and Sofia Sorochinskaia, The Texas Tribune Jun 3, 2025 ...

The 89th session of the Texas Legislature is over. As a person who cares about public schools, the biggest bone of contention for me this session was Senate Bill 2 — aka “education savings ...

From private school vouchers to a public school funding boost, ... Lawmakers extend Texas DEI ban to K-12 schools. Texas GOP lawmakers have made parental control a central issue in public education.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott this month hailed an $8.5 billion K-12 public school funding boost passed by the legislature, saying it will improve the state's education standing, while others contend it ...

By far the hardest-fought success was the creation of a $1 billion taxpayer-funded school voucher program.Championed by Gov. Greg Abbott, the measure had been blocked in previous years by a ...