Abbott Voucher Rally Venue Illustrates a Problem With Vouchers
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday evening rallied private school parents behind a private school subsidy program that is one of his biggest...
Abbott Holds Voucher Rally at San Antonio Private School
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday held a rally in a San Antonio private school to urge parents to support public subsidies for...
State School Spending Still Not Catching 14 Years Of Inflation
Despite boasts from Republican Gov. Greg Abbott that Texas school funding has grown under his watch and is at an “all-time high,” state spending...
Abbott Concedes That True “School Choice” Would Cost Public Schools
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday conceded that subsidizing private schools actually would take away funding from public schools, something he and other proponents...
Texas Lawmakers Attempt To Make Prayers And Ten Commandments Mandatory In Classrooms
Texas senators are once again putting out proposals that would require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every classroom and institute prayer periods...
Post-Pandemic, School Absenteeism Is Still Up
The COVID-19 pandemic deeply impacted schools across the nation. A new report shows that chronic absenteeism has still not recovered from pre-pandemic levels.
The Education...
Texas Schools Struggle To Meet Armed Officer Mandate Amid Funding Shortfalls
In 2023, Texas enacted House Bill 3 (HB 3), mandating that public school districts station an armed officer at each campus. To support this...
The Religious Left Is Fighting From The Ground In Texas
In October 2023, Texas Rep. James Talarico (D-Round Rock) delivered a sermon at his home church of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church of Austin. The...
Club for Growth Launches Ad Blitz to Pressure House on Vouchers
The Texas Senate hopes that sixth time’s the charm after they passed a $1 billion school voucher bill on Wednesday. This time, they are...
Border Patrol Chief Refutes Rumors of School Bus Raids
A Texas superintendent on Wednesday warned that border patrol agents could be boarding school buses to check immigration paperwork but later rescinded the announcement....
