A law providing $8.5 billion in new funding for Texas public schools lacks the spending flexibility that previously let ...

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, 2025.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican plan to expand private school vouchers nationwide was dealt a major setback Friday when the ...

The measure would create a national program funding private school tuition through tax credits, though states would have to ...

On the contrary, expanding vouchers and eliminating public education will actively harm young people— especially Black, ...

Texas lawmakers, who so easily passed private school vouchers, have allowed the STAAR to persist despite its many problems.

It took decades to happen but Texas has joined the ranks of states where parents can support their children’s private or ...

Not one passed. In a particularly telling moment, State Representative James Talarico proposed an amendment to let voters decide on vouchers directly. The House tabled it without a second thought.

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 ...