Gov. Abbott, top legislative leaders continue to push school choice program in Texas during rare joint news conference
Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and a Speaker of the Texas House held a joint news conference for the first time ...
Texas speaker says House has more than enough votes to pass school vouchers
Dustin Burrows said the legislation would clear a committee early next week and be on the House floor “very soon thereafter — ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott applauds Trump as he signs order abolishing Education Department
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott applauded Thursday as he watched President Donald Trump sign an executive order to ...
Texas parents, advocates say special education funding boosts are needed now. Here's why.
As school districts across Texas grapple with budget deficits, parents and advocates are calling on the state to boost ...
Top Texas Republicans push for private school vouchers as opponents fear impact on public schools
The bill has faced widespread pushback from advocates for public schools. One hundred fifty-eight out of Texas’s 254 counties ...
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Why North Texas educators fear vouchers could weaken special education resources
Jolene Sanders thought a private school could give her son with autism the kind of specialized attention he needed. So she ...
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Texas House Speaker expects vote on school choice early next week
Gov. Greg Abbott will be joined by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows in a show of solidarity surrounding a potential vote on school choice legislation. The trio of lawmakers will ...
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Texas school districts hopeful lawmakers will help plug $1.7 billion gap in special education funding
Proponents say the changes would better serve special education students with widely varying needs — and help schools pay for ...
Teachers sue Trump: Prepare for 'enormous harm' if the Education Department is eliminated
Teachers, professors, advocates, and unions said that student-loan borrowers and America's schools are at risk with Trump's ...