Texas Gov. Abbott, Rep. Hinojosa spar over school vouchers

'Call me a liar to my face': Texas Gov. Abbott, Rep. Hinojosa spar over school vouchers
Gina Hinojosa, a former president of the Austin school board, posted an interactive on X through which users can find out whether local school districts would lose money if the legislation Gov. Greg Abbott calls "school choice" is enacted this year.
School voucher proponent picked to lead Texas House education committee
House Speaker Dustin Burrows reappointed state Rep. Brad Buckley (R-Killeen) to lead the committee. Buckley tried to get school voucher legislation approved in 2023 but rural Republicans and Democrats blocked the effort.
Do Texas School Vouchers Cover Average Private School Tuition?
$11,050 is the average tuition among all K-12 private schools in Texas. $10,729 is the average cost of tuition at private elementary schools. $12,161 is the average cost of tuition at secondary schools.
Opinion
Texas school vouchers are inevitable, but they shouldn’t be universal
Gov. Greg Abbott insists on a universal voucher program for which all students are eligible, regardless of income. That is the proposal developed by the Senate: a $1 billion program that would subsidize about $10,000 per student in private school tuition and $2,000 for homeschooling. Officials expect that about 100,000 kids would benefit.
Did Gov. Abbott just admit that school vouchers will defund public schools?
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott may have given lawmakers opposing school choice a sounding board to rally further support against sending taxpayer dollars to private and parochial schooling. Earlier this week,
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says vouchers could lead to less funding for public schools
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is pushing for lawmakers to pass a $1 billion voucher program that would create state-funded “education savings accounts."
In candy heart note, Texas House speaker promises Elon Musk 'WE WILL' pass school vouchers
In a cheeky Valentine's Day message on X, Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows doubled down on his commitment to pass school ...
Elon Musk urges the Texas Legislature to pass private school vouchers
Elon Musk urged Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows to advance a bill that would subsidize private schools with public dollars ...
School voucher debate heats up as Southeast Texas educators warn of classroom chaos
News spoke with Little Cypress-Mauriceville Superintendent Stacey Brister, who is traveling to Austin to represent educators ...
Austin American-Statesman on MSN8d
What are school vouchers in Texas? What to know about Senate Bill 2
The Texas Senate easily passed a school voucher bill Wednesday night. Senate Bill 2 would allow families to use ...
Texas Senate passes school voucher bill: 'Largest launch in American history'
The Texas Senate passed a school voucher bill that would offer $10,000 to students for private school tuition.
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Take the high road on school voucher issue
I wrote a story for The Advocate titled, “Will Abbott’s school vouchers ‘cripple our public schools?’” It’s a story I wrote ...
Let's fully fund public schools. Not give handouts to Texas' wealthiest families | Opinion
Texas has been trying to pass school vouchers since 1995, but the bills keep failing each session. Now, Abbott gets what he ...
With vouchers fast-tracked, other Texas public education issues to watch this session
It only took the Texas Senate 22 days from the start of this year’s legislative session to introduce, debate and pass its ...