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Republican-led states keep adding school voucher programs even as critics worry about cost
State lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to use more taxpayer dollars to pay for private school tuitions and homeschooling ...
School Vouchers Promise Better Education—This Report Raises Doubts
The report says students from lower-income households face numerous barriers when it comes to voucher programs that direct ...
Texas Is Poised to Create a $1 Billion Private School Voucher Program
The Texas House approved the plan, part of a push by President Trump’s allies to offer up to about $10,000 for private school ...
Private school vouchers head to Abbott’s desk to become law
A school choice program that will fundamentally change Texas education by sending public dollars toward private schools is ...
Trump-Backed School Choice Bill Clears Key Hurdle in Texas
The Texas House of Representatives passed a $1 billion school voucher program, a key victory in Governor Greg Abbott’s long ...
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Gov. Greg Abbott’s school money bill just needs his approval after Texas Senate vote
The Senate has passed numerous versions of a voucher-like ... donations from Pennsylvania billionaire and mega-donor Jeff Yass, to unseat them. Related: ‘School choice’ vote shows Greg Abbott ...
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Opposition to Abbott’s Vouchers Plan Includes Conservatives
The governor crushed anti-voucher Republicans in the Texas House, but there are still plenty of party activists who are ...
All East Texas state representatives vote FOR school voucher program
The vote was 85-63 with Dade Phelan and Gary VanDeaver being the only two GOP representatives to vote against Senate Bill 2.