‘It sends chills down my spine.’ Why some North TX Republicans are against school vouchers
Hollie Plemons took her seat before a panel of lawmakers in Austin to make her conservative case against school vouchers.
Opponents to school choice in Texas focus on potential long-term costs to taxpayers
Gov. Greg Abbott, who has led the charge for the education savings accounts, says school choice will pass in the House this ...
Texas lawmakers and charter leaders push back on the $870K paid to Valere schools’ superintendent
The rebuke from lawmakers and charter school leaders came after an investigation from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune ...
Greg Abbott cites debunked claim that public schools catered to ‘furries’ in latest voucher push
The governor's remarks seemed to call back unfounded rumors that public schools across the country were catering to students ...
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Marathon Hearing on School Vouchers Features Intense Bipartisan Opposition
There is a disconnect between the rhetoric and what the bill actually says,” Democrat James Talarico summarized of House Bill ...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick lays out second round of Texas Senate priorities. Here's the list.
Ten of Patrick's 40 priorities have already passed out of the Senate, including three of the items on the new list released ...
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Voucher bills want to prioritize low-income families and be open to all, but goals might be at odds
Neither of the Legislature's voucher bills require private schools to accept certain students, which some warn could block ...
Dallas teachers to rally against vouchers at Texas Capitol
NEA-Dallas plans to bus a group of educators to the Texas Capitol to join hundreds of others in rallying against school ...