The Battle Over School Vouchers Rages On
Despite a move by the Texas House to block state money from being spent on vouchers for students to attend private schools, the battle...
House Approves $4.5 Billion School Funding Bill, Will It Be Enough To Avoid Budget...
The Texas House has passed a school finance bill, known as House Bill 100, which would increase the amount of state money that schools...
Texas Legislature Is Tearing Down the Wall Between Church and Public School
In a disturbing trend this legislative session, multiple Republican lawmakers are working to tear down the wall between Christian churches and public schools.
The Texas...
Vouchers May Be Reborn as Special Needs Program
After the Texas House dealt a crippling blow to Governor Greg Abbott’s plan to institute a school voucher program by barring any funding for...
Abbott’s Voucher Tour Gets “Booed”
Gov. Greg Abbott might have overestimated Texans’ enthusiasm regarding “school choice.” The voucher-like program he is lobbying for has just had a major setback...
Abbott Pressuring Republican Reps. on Voucher Legislation
While it’s no secret that Gov. Greg Abbott has been pressuring his fellow Republican state legislators with his “Parent Empowerment Nights,” our sources at...
School Vouchers Suffer Rebuke in Texas House
Governor Greg Abbott’s quest to institute a school voucher system in the state was dealt a serious blow in the Texas House of Representatives...
Voucher Fights Heats Up Ahead Of Budget Bill Vote Thursday
The fight for and against school vouchers is heating up ahead of a budget vote scheduled for Thursday. On the table is an amendment...
Austin ISD Special Education Program Under Scrutiny: Is A Takeover Looming?
Just two weeks after the Texas Education Agency took over the Houston Independent School District, Commissioner Mike Morath announced the agency’s plans to appoint...
Voucher System Could Lead To Costly District Consolidation
It’s a well-established criticism of Governor Greg Abbott’s proposed school voucher system, called an Education Savings Account, that using taxpayer money to send students...
