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There are more than a half million homeschoolers in Texas, who some experts say could make up the bulk of the $1B program.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick spoke about the 2025 Texas legislative session with reporters in Corpus Christi on June 9.
HOUSTON – Texas just passed the biggest school voucher program in the country, and we’ve been hearing from parents across the board. EXPLAINER: Private school vouchers are now law in Texas.
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.
The school voucher bill could have been a bottomless bucket of tax money going to rich folks to subsidize private school tuition they were already paying.
Over the course of the school voucher program’s first eight months, Utah families collectively used their $8,000 vouchers on more than 7,300 different vendors, including schools and businesses ...
State policy makers passed two major education-related bills this legislative session, one establishing a school voucher-like program and another allocating more than $8 billion for public school ...
It’s the end of another school year. Is it the end of American public schools? Some in Texas think so, following the recent passage of a statewide voucher program. Starting in the 2026-27 school ...
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 ...
Texas lawmakers, who so easily passed private school vouchers, have allowed the STAAR to persist despite its many problems.