Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune
“Our Public School System is Our Town”: Why This Rural Republican is Voting Against...
Gary VanDeaver is a hard no on school vouchers.
Among his Republican peers in the Texas Legislature, it's an awkward position to take. He and a...
Texas’ Main Voucher Bill Seeks To Avoid Other States’ Mistakes But Keeps Ideas That...
The Texas Senate’s main school voucher proposal this special session, which was given approval in the Texas Senate on Thursday, closely resembles two of...
Texas Senate Unveils its Priority School Voucher Bill
The Texas Senate unveiled Monday its main bill to establish an education savings account program, a priority for Gov. Greg Abbott this special session.
Senate...
Vouchers Return This Special Session — And School Funding Might Be Left Out. Here’s...
Texas lawmakers will return to Austin on Monday for their second attempt this year to pass a statewide school voucher program, but whether they’ll...
Public Schools Would Have to Display Ten Commandments Under Bill Passed by Texas Senate
Public schools in Texas would have to prominently display the Ten Commandments in every classroom starting next school year under a bill the Texas...
Texas Senate approves education savings account bill — but House signals a tough road...
A bill that would create a program to let parents use state funds to pay for private schools — a longtime conservative goal, a...
Parents share their outrage during first public meeting over Houston ISD takeover
HOUSTON — Community members were irate Tuesday night as state education officials tried to explain the process of taking over the Houston Independent School...
Texas education agency ready to find new leaders for Houston school district, documents show
Documents found on the Texas Education Agency’s website show that the state is ready to appoint new leaders to take charge of the Houston...
Texas Teachers Need Raises, More Training And Better Working Conditions To Fix Shortages, State...
Nearly a year after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a task force to look at the state’s teacher shortages, the group is recommending that lawmakers...
What You Need To Know About Education Savings Accounts, The Voucher-Like Program Championed By...
Gov. Greg Abbott has made voucher-like programs one of his highest priorities this year and has put his weight behind a particular measure: education...
