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Homeschoolers are eligible for $2,000 a year in private school vouchers. The Texas program rolls out in the 2026-27 school year.
There are more than a half million homeschoolers in Texas, who some experts say could make up the bulk of the $1B program.
Private school vouchers are now law in Texas. Here’s how they will work. Texas will give participating families about $10,000 to pay for their kids’ private schooling.
In a dramatic exercise of his coveted endorsement, Trump is backing all the Republican state lawmakers who voted for Gov.
These programs include education savings accounts, charter schools and vouchers specifically for private schools. School choice existed in Texas before the passage of this latest bill through ...
Voucher-like programs historically faced a tough road in Texas, with opposition by both Democrats and rural Republicans who don’t want to funnel state money away from public schools.
After years of hitting a brick wall, school voucher advocates in Texas are entering next year’s legislative session with better odds than ever of passing a measure that would let parents use ...
When nearly two dozen Republican state lawmakers defied Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to oppose a centerpiece of his agenda — the creation of a school voucher program — they knew they’d face ...
The University of Houston and Texas Southern University survey asked 2,257 adults about their opinions on school vouchers, programs that let families use taxpayer dollars to pay for their children ...
Texas will spend $1 billion on vouchers in the first two years, but costs could skyrocket. The state can spend no more than $1 billion on the program during the state’s next two-year budget ...
Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday signed legislation authorizing a private school voucher program into law, marking the grand finale of an oftentimes ugly conflict that has largely defined Texas ...
From left: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Gov. Greg Abbott, former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, speak about school vouchers during a press conference on March 25 ...