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Different pace and priorities separate Texas Senate and House on school vouchers
The gaps over eligibility and on spending levels are narrower than the fundamental differences of the previous session.
Texas educators band together to challenge school vouchers, faculty 'censorship'
Texas professors and teachers' unions met with lawmakers Monday to say why they oppose school vouchers and limits on faculty ...
School vouchers a ‘civil rights issue,’ TX Sen. Ted Cruz says, responding to GOP opposition
We’re on the verge of the the “biggest and most consequential school choice program in the entire country,” the U.S. senator ...
Tennessee's school voucher program moves forward as Board of Education approves emergency policies
The TN Board of Education approves emergency policies for the Education Freedom Scholarship Act, pushing the voucher program ...
Both sides of the school voucher debate are invoking the Civil Rights Movement. Who is right?
Sen. Ted Cruz has likened vouchers to “the civil rights issue of our time." But critics note they were used in the 1950s to fight integrated schools.
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How will school vouchers work in Tennessee? We finally have insight
Tennessee State Education Board members voted Thursday on how to roll out the voucher program, where students can receive public tax dollars to attend private schools.
Texas lawmaker files bill aimed at private school reporting requirements if school vouchers pass
Michael Richardson speaks with State Rep. Mihaela Plesa (D-Dallas) and Smith County GOP Chair David Stein about HB 3795.
Utah terminates multiyear deal with group that manages school voucher program, seeks new bids
After lawmakers approved several changes to Utah's school voucher program, state officials are now seeking a potentially new ...
Could Knox County School Board Chair Betsy Henderson face a recall over school vouchers?
A critic of School Board Chair Betsy Henderson's advocacy for school vouchers is pushing for a recall vote, but it might not ...
More than 40 Memphis-area private schools to participate in Tennessee voucher program
The list is not exhaustive, and the state education department "continues to invite eligible and interested schools to ...
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Universal voucher expansion may cost $183M over two years. Parents, school officials talk funding
State lawmakers want to remove the income cap on Indiana’s school voucher program. Parents who choose vouchers say that would ...
Will $1 billion for school vouchers be enough? Not in Texas, budget experts say
The $1 billion first year cost could grow to more than $8 billion over the two-year period up in 2029 as more and more ...