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Private school vouchers are now law in Texas. Here’s how they will work. Texas will give participating families about $10,000 to pay for their kids’ private schooling.
The Texas House gave initial approval early Thursday to a bill that would create a $1 billion private school voucher program, crossing a historic milestone and bringing Gov. Greg Abbott’s top ...
There are more than a half million homeschoolers in Texas, who some experts say could make up the bulk of the $1B program.
These programs include education savings accounts, charter schools and vouchers specifically for private schools. School choice existed in Texas before the passage of this latest bill through ...
The measure would create a national program funding private school tuition through tax credits, though states would have to ...
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Texas GOP lawmakers exit the 2025 legislative session having taken care of their top two education priorities: private school vouchers and funding for public schools.
Texas is now the largest state with a school voucher program, and soon it's likely to spend more on school vouchers than any other state. But as the Texas Newsroom's Blaise Gainey reports ...
Texas will spend $1 billion on vouchers in the first two years, but costs could skyrocket. The state can spend no more than $1 billion on the program during the state’s next two-year budget ...
Texas will spend $1 billion on vouchers in the first two years, but costs could skyrocket. The state can spend no more than $1 billion on the program during the state’s next two-year budget ...
The law will go into effect on Sept. 1, with the program expected to launch in late 2026. The law’s passage follows years of discord in the Legislature over school vouchers.
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 ...