GOP-led States Expand School Vouchers, Critics Decry Benefits for Wealthy Families
Republican-controlled legislatures in several states, including Florida, Arizona, Iowa, and Arkansas, have significantly expanded school voucher programs, leading to controversy as wealthy parents are...
New Program Helps Teaching Assistants Pay for School
Mesquite Independent School District has done what few school districts have been able to since the pandemic: reverse the escalating teacher shortage. A major...
Are Vouchers Dead in Texas? Abbott Says He’ll Keep Fighting
In a decisive blow to Governor Greg Abbott's education agenda, the Texas House on Friday voted against a school choice plan, removing the education...
Admitting Climate Change is Real Would be Bad for GDP, Says State Board of...
Texas textbooks will likely have watered-down lessons on climate change thanks to criticism from the State Board of Education, who says negative depictions of...
Voucher Fights Puts Speaker Phelan In Far-Right Crosshairs
The battle over school vouchers is likely to be the latest move in far-right Texas Republicans’ increasingly bitter war on moderation.
The last three years...
The Staggering Price Tag for School Vouchers? $2 Billion Annually
As the Texas legislature rolls into its fourth special session of 2023, the Senate has once again passed a bill instating school vouchers. Now,...
What is Abbott’s Endgame Regarding Vouchers?
As Gov. Abbott calls a fourth special session to try to pass a “school choice” bill, some Texas political experts are growing increasingly puzzled...
Texas School Choice Deal in Limbo as Abbott Claims Agreement, House Leaders Accuse Democrats...
A school choice agreement in Texas appears to be in limbo, with a blame game escalating between House Republican leaders and House Democrats. The...
Private Schools Would Struggle To Meet Education Needs, Leaving Children Behind
The repercussions of the “School Choice” debate are already being felt, even though the lawmakers have not yet passed any bills. Texas private schools...
Texas Schools Get a Reprieve on New Grades for Now
The contentious new grading system for Texas public schools is on hold until at least next February thanks to a ruling by a Travis...
