Will Texas Cut Funding to Public Schools Because of Low Attendance During the Pandemic?
In the fall semester of 2020 the Texas Education Agency (TEA) made a decision to help public schools by providing funding for them at...
Rural School Districts Push Back Against Vouchers Ahead Of Abbott’s ‘School Choice’ Visits
At a press conference held in Tyler Wednesday, Smith County area school district superintendents gathered at the Tyler Independent School District's Career & Technology...
Who Is “Poor” Under ESA Bill? Most Texans, Actually.
During the inaugural meeting of the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday, Democrats challenged assertions that a $1 billion private school subsidy bill would give...
Texas’ Wake-Up Call? Four Cities Ranked Among Nation’s Least Educated
In a recent study conducted by the personal finance website WalletHub, the educational landscape of America's 150 largest metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) was analyzed,...
Roadblock To Vouchers In The Texas House: ‘The 24’
Rural Texas state representatives along with their Democratic colleagues stand in the way of legislation pertaining to voucher programs in Texas.
Gov. Greg Abbott has...
Inadequate state funding and fiscal mismanagement forcing layoffs at Crosby ISD
As Texans struggle to pay their property taxes and politicians pledge to fix the “Robin Hood” system to pay for Texas schools, Crosby ISD,...
Abbott And TEA Adjust Texas Schools Funding Formula
Due to the pandemic, school districts' attendance rates have plummeted, which in contrast has affected school funding – that in Texas is largely based...
Arizona’s ESA Program And The Push For National Expansion
Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) have become central to Arizona’s education landscape. Originally designed to provide public funds for students with disabilities to access specialized...
Amidst Republican Party Controversy, Texas House Public Education Committee Releases Recommendations
The Texas House Public Education Committee released their recommendations for the upcoming legislative session earlier this week. The report addressed several issues including parent empowerment, school...
Charter Schools Struggling As GOP Pushes for Vouchers
During the regular and special legislative sessions of the Texas legislature, proponents of school vouchers held expanding school funding hostage. Vouchers failed to pass,...
