Texas Senate considering $10K Education Savings Accounts for private education
Senate Bill 2, authored by Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe), would create an "Education Savings Account" (ESA) program that would allow Texas families to use public tax dollars to help pay for private education.
Texas Senate school voucher plan gives students $10k to pay for private education
The proposal, a priority of Gov. Greg Abbott, budgets $1 billion over the next two years to fund the private school vouchers.
Texas senators fast-track school voucher bill for full vote
The Senate could vote on the proposal as soon as next week. Democrats on Tuesday criticized the bill saying it fails to prioritize the state’s neediest children.
Cost of Texas Senate’s ‘school choice’ plan would quadruple in 4 years, estimate says
Budget estimates released Tuesday showed the cost of the Texas Senate’s “school choice” bill would nearly quadruple in four years. The analysis from the Legislative Budget Board came shortly before GOP lawmakers gave the proposal – Senate Bill 2 – a cozy reception in the Senate’s Education K-16 Committee.
Texas Senate begins debating school vouchers
The school voucher debate officially started today in the Texas Senate. The new proposal would set aside a billion dollars for so-called “education savings accounts,” essentially an incentive to pull kids from public school and put them in private school.
School choice, vouchers and the future of Texas education
Vouchers would let parents use public funds to pay for their kids’ private education. Learn about how they could work and the political battle around them.
School choice voucher proposal on track to pass Texas senate panel
Texas lawmakers debate a bill that would let families use public funds for private and home schools, raising concerns over ...
With DEI on Texas Legislature's agenda, here's what's proposed for higher education
More than 200 higher education-related bills alone have been introduced during the pre-filing period ahead of Tuesday's new legislative session.
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Lawmakers are asking Texas Education Agency to issue immigration guidance for schools. Here's why
The Mexican American Legislative Caucus asked the Texas Education Agency in a letter Thursday to issue guidance for school districts on how to respond to a U.S. Homeland Security Department ...
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These are the key new Texas laws going into effect on New Year's Day
The Texas Education Agency will also be required to ... New fiscal year-end for the San Antonio River Authority Most of Texas House Bill 1535 already went into effect. The law made sweeping ...