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Texas Senate committee quickly ushers school voucher bill, full chamber consideration next
After hours of testimony Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Education advanced Senate Bill 2, a school voucher bill, setting it up for a floor vote.
Texas senators fast-track school voucher bill for full vote
The Texas Senate Education Committee on Tuesday night voted to advance school voucher legislation for a full vote in the Senate after hours of public testimony largely focused on whether the proposal would live up to its promise of prioritizing low-income families and children with disabilities.
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.
From drag queens to school vouchers, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick lays out Texas Senate priorities
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the first 25 of 40 Texas Senate priority bills, outlining several hot-topic issues he says will bolster Trump's agenda.
School choice, tax cuts, religion in schools are Senate priorities, Lt. Gov. Patrick says
Lt.Gov. Dan Patrick named school choice, property tax cuts, religion in schools and banning hemp-derived THC products among the top Senate priorities for the legislative session Wednesday. “Over the last four years,
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick unveils legislative priorities for 2025
The state budget, school vouchers and a THC ban topped Patrick’s list. His other top goals include raising the property tax exemption for homeowners, improving electric and water infrastructure, and aiding the federal government with the deportation of people who are in the U.

Trump, school choice

In the Wild West of School Voucher Expansions, States Rely on Untested Companies, With Mixed Results
States are handing multimillion-dollar contracts to a handful of fledgling private companies to manage the rapidly growing, ...
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Governor Lee's school voucher bill is moving forward. But what does the bill actually do?
A bill filed for school vouchers for Tennessee students has transitioned for a special session, finally mapping out the ...
Tennessee House, Senate education panels pass private-school vouchers
Tennessee House and Senate education committees passed the governor’s private-school voucher program Tuesday, speeding the ...
Knox County school board chair testifies to lawmakers in favor of private school vouchers
Betsy Henderson, who oversees the Knox County's public schools, said "we cannot allow another year to pass without giving ...
State says ‘commitment to public schools’ leads to student success as lawmakers consider voucher bill
Just as legislators mull over Gov. Bill Lee’s controversial school voucher program, the Tennessee Department of Education is ...
Special interests are pushing school vouchers in Tennessee. We must fight back. | Opinion
Tennessee General Assembly meets in a special session Monday, Jan. 27, to debate expanding Education Savings Account, or ...
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Texas school voucher proposal quickly clears first hurdle of the legislative session
A proposal to create a school voucher-like plan for Texas was advanced by the Texas Senate Education Committee on Tuesday ...
School vouchers a civil rights issue or ‘predatory lending’? Special session debate looms
School voucher advocates say it's a civil rights issue, while critics warn the programs elsewhere have led to significant ...