Will the Texas House pass a school voucher bill? Here's why Gov. Greg Abbott is celebrating
If the author and all co-authors vote for House Bill 3, it would pass the lower chamber. The controversial program, also called school choice, would use public money to pay for children’s private school tuition.
School voucher-style Texas bill poised to clear historic hurdle
Texas Republicans’ demand for a school voucher-style program appears poised to clear a major hurdle as a slim majority of House members have signaled their support. Gov. Greg Abbott celebrated Wednesday that 75 Republican representatives signed on as co-authors to House Bill 3,
Private school voucher bill approved by SC House. How is it different from a Senate plan
The General Assembly’s two chambers have each passed their own version of an educational scholarship account bill that would allow families to use state money for private schools. The different proposals means lawmakers appear to be headed to a conference committee to work out the differences.
The Texas House and Senate have dueling school voucher bills. Here are the big differences
The House bill filed by state Rep. Brad Buckley would offer private school vouchers to all Texas students, including home-schoolers.
Gov. Greg Abbott steps up online attacks as support builds for school vouchers
In recent days, Gov. Greg Abbott has called a Democratic state lawmaker a “scam artist,” labeled another with a doctoral degree as a “fake doctor” and hit his one-time gubernatorial challenger Beto O’Rourke as a “repeat loser.
Texas governor says he has votes to pass school voucher bill
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he has the votes in the state Legislature to pass a school voucher bill. The Senate passed its version of the bill earlier this month.
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Local school districts join lawsuit against Ohio’s voucher program
Public school officials argue that the expansion of the state’s voucher program is diverting critical funding from public ...
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Texas top officials predict lawmakers will pass school voucher bill: 'The votes are there'
Texas government leaders who gathered at San Antonio Christian School on Monday night predicted that the state House will ...
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Lawmakers add pre-K eligibility to universal school voucher bill
Lawmakers from both houses in the Wyoming Legislature successfully negotiated a universal school voucher bill Thursday ...
Is your student one of the 400,000? Review Georgia Promise school voucher eligibility
Will $6,500 make the difference for your student to attend a school of their choice rather than a public school? Learn more ...
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Editorial: High-income families are gulping voucher dollars – and threatening to drain public schools dry
Florida’s public-school voucher program was created to give low-income students in failing schools an on-ramp to a better future. But it’s morphing into a slope of privilege for the wealthy ...
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The State House Gavel: SC House starts K-12 school voucher debate
Statehouse reporters Gavin Jackson, Russ McKinney and Maayan Schechter are back at the Capitol reporting what you need to ...
SC House lawmakers debate K-12 school voucher
Parents who have lost children to fentanyl are calling on Democrats to swiftly pass the bipartisan HALT Act, arguing that ...
Ga. Democrats push proposal to repeal school voucher program
Members of the House Democratic Caucus announced a plan to repeal the Georgia Promise Scholarship Act on Monday.
If NC’s new state auditor wants to target ‘waste,’ start with school voucher abuses | Editorial
North Carolina’s new auditor could show his promised independence by following Iowa’s lead on school vouchers.