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Late Thursday night, Arlington ISD became the latest school district to join a lawsuit against Education Commissioner Mike Morath because of concerns their ratings will drop drastically under the state's updated system.
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Dallas Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde, speaking at a chamber event on public education on Tuesday, told the room of business leaders a voucher program will mean less money for public schools.
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Phelan announced the formation of a House committee that could set the tone in favor of vouchers ahead of an expected special session on education. The move comes weeks after Abbott sided with Phelan on a plan to lower property taxes.
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Advocates for public school funding in Texas expect a special session where the governor and state senate will again push for a program to fund private schools with public funds. The advocates say that will hurt the state and 5.5 million students.
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Texas senators have latched education savings accounts to a school funding bill in a last-ditch effort to avoid a special session. But some House members are furious at the revamped version and have vowed not to let it become law.
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Abbott says if a school voucher bill isn’t expanded to include more students, a special legislative session will be the result.
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A bill to give Texas families public funds to avoid integrated schools almost became law in 1957.
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The Texas House Public Education Committee is expected to vote Wednesday on legislation to create education savings accounts. The vote is happening with little notice and no public testimony.
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Political pitches for school vouchers, or “education savings accounts,” cite “school choice” and “education freedom." The same arguments helped sell public charter schools in the 1990s.
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The House budget contains a provision preventing public money to be spent on private schools — but will it stay that way?
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Senate Bill 8, which would give parents state funds to pay for private schools, was approved by Texas Senators on Thursday.
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School vouchers aren’t a new idea. But over the past couple decades, voucher programs have expanded from small experiments to statewide policies.