Marathon Hearing on School Vouchers Features Intense Bipartisan Opposition
There is a disconnect between the rhetoric and what the bill actually says,” Democrat James Talarico summarized of House Bill 3.
Texas House committee holds marathon hearing on school voucher bill
A Texas House committee's public hearing on a controversial school voucher bill continued into the early morning hours Wednesday. Lawmakers and residents voiced strong opinions on both sides. The House Public Education Committee began the hearing at 8 a.
Texas House Republicans get an earful from the opposition on proposed school voucher program
If passed, the legislation would create a program where parents could use state tax dollars toward sending their kids to private schools. While it’s a priority for many Republicans, those opposed to the idea aren’t staying quiet.
Public pushes back on Texas school voucher bill in daylong hearing
During a marathon meeting at the Texas Capitol, public education advocates picked apart House Bill 3, which has the backing of Republican Governor Greg Abbott and looks likely to advance.
Will the Texas House pass a school voucher bill? Here's why Gov. Greg Abbott is celebrating
A majority of Texas House members have signed on as co-authors of a school voucher bill — a move that hints the Legislature could pass such a proposal
Texas House education committee to take up school choice issue this week
The Texas House Committee on Public Education is set to take up their most anticipated bill of the session this week: school vouchers. What the governor calls “school choice” or “education savings accounts,” this bill would allocate public dollars to send some Texas students to private schools or pay for other education-related expenses.
Supermajority of Texas voters oppose school vouchers in latest poll
A new poll released amid growing opposition to school choice found that a bipartisan majority of Texas midterm voters do not support implementing a program that would use taxpayer dollars to cover the costs of private and parochial schooling.
House committee members clash over details of proposed Texas school voucher bill
Members of the House Committee on Public Education clashed over the details of a school voucher bill — a topic that for the past couple of years has driven a wedge in the Republican Party and prompted Gov.
Texas lawmakers lay out plans for school choice bill
For the first time this session, a Texas House Committee discussed a bill that would spend $1 billion in taxpayer money to send students to private school.
Texas House draws crowds as work begins on bill using public money for private school
The Texas Legislature’s biggest political fight drew hundreds of people to the Capitol complex Tuesday to have their voices heard on a proposal to allow taxpayer dollars to be spent on private school education.
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The Strange Bedfellows Fighting School Vouchers
In the roiling politics of so-called “school choice,” public school advocates have some unexpected allies on the Right.
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Committee leaves ‘school choice’ bill as pending, did not vote to send legislation to Texas House
On Tuesday morning, the Texas House Committee on Public Education are meeting in front of a dozens of public education ...
Texas House Speaker Burrows says he will vote for school choice as Democrats fight to kill the bill
The House is considering a $1 billion bill that would allow up to 100,000 students in Texas to attend private schools.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott touts a new ally in his school voucher push
For the first time, Abbott and a Texas House speaker are aligned, at least publicly, on his vision to send public dollars to ...
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Bow School Board candidates discuss voucher programs and state funding
In the race for two spots on the Bow School Board, incumbents Melynie Klunk and Jenna Reardon are facing off against parent ...