Texas bill that lets families use tax dollars for private schools swiftly sails through Senate
Senate Bill 2 now heads to the House, where top officials say they have the support to create education savings accounts.
Texas Senate gives final approval to school voucher bill, now moves to House
Texas families could use tax dollars to fund their children’s private school tuition under a bill that received preliminary ...
Absenteeism spiked in the pandemic. Texas schools want the state’s help to keep students in the classroom.
Chronically absent students — those who missed at least 10% of their school days — are more likely to drop out, education ...
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Texas Senate passes school voucher bill to create education savings accounts, bill heads to House floor next
Texas State Senator from San Antonio told KSAT the Education Savings Account Program does not benefit low-income families.
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Texas Senate’s voucher proposal would give families $10,000 to fund students’ private school
Senate Bill 2 starts a new debate on a school voucher program in Texas. A funding proposal would allow up to 100,000 K-12 ...
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Texas school choice debate begins in Senate
School choice legislation hit the floor of the Texas Senate on Wednesday. SB 2 would create what is called an Education ...
Central Texas educators provide insight as school choice bill passes Texas Senate, heads to the House
The bill now heads for the Texas House, but as the bill gets closer to passing, school choice is an issue that many are ...
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Texas Senate passes bill creating school voucher-like program
After seven hours of debate over SB 2 on the Senate floor Wednesday, the chamber suspended rules so that they could expedite ...
Austin ISD faces financial strain with outsourced special education services
Bringing those services in-house could save the district a lot of money, but the transition will be expensive.
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State report calls for stronger measures in Waco ISD special education
This year's Texas Academic Performance Report for Waco ISD does not carry a letter grade because of pending litigation, but ...
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Fort Bend ISD staff completes 2 years of overdue special education evaluations
Special education teams across the district have completed over 2,000 overdue evaluations and re-evaluations this school year and look to complete thousands more by the start of the 2025-26 school ...