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

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's message on school vouchers gets a little muddled at key moment

Gov. Greg Abbott isn’t always the best messenger for his own priorities. That was clear again this week as he advocated for a school choice program that would allow parents to use state funding to pay for a portion of a private school’s tuition,

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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,

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'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.

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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 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.

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Cruz urges Texas House speaker to hold firm on school vouchers bill

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz this week urged Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows to resist any moves to water down “school choice” proposals.

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The School Voucher Measures Moving In The Background

As the media focuses on Washington, D.C., state legislatures move measures to expand private school voucher programs, taking ...

Despite lofty promises, Louisiana’s private-school vouchers fall short

The private schools that get about $6,800 per voucher student face scant oversight. Unlike public schools, most don’t receive ...

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Tennessee Governor to Sign New School Voucher Program That Will Exclude Some Immigrant Families

Gov. Bill Lee will sign legislation designed to drastically expand school voucher access throughout the Volunteer State that ...

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School vouchers have been expanded in TN. What have Memphians said? | The Week in Politics

The bill also includes funding for teacher bonuses, school construction and maintenance. The expansive state-wide voucher ...

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Gov. Bill Lee signs Tennessee private school voucher program into law, expanding access

The governor hopes to launch the program for 20,000 students by the next school year, a tight deadline for the state to meet.

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Millions flow to wealthy families, pricey private schools under Florida’s supercharged voucher program

A 2023 reform has boosted voucher use by 67%, with one-quarter of state scholarships now going to families in the top income ...

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Knox County School Board chair defends support for school vouchers after backlash

Knox County School Board chair Betsy Henderson is responding to backlash after she went to Nashville to voice her support for ...

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How Trump school voucher order could affect Michigan's private and homeschool landscape

While Michigan's constitution forbids the use of public money for private school, President Trump could sidestep a ...

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