Texas House unveils school voucher, $8B school finance bills

Texas House unveils school voucher, $8B school finance bills: 'One size does not fit all'
The Texas House on Thursday filed a sweep of education bills including public school finance and school voucher proposals.
Under Texas House bill, value of education savings accounts would be tied to public school funding
Those differences set the stage for one of the legislative session’s biggest clashes this year. Texas’ Republican leaders have said the Legislature will take another stab at creating education savings accounts,
“Texas Two-Step”: A look at House Bills 2 and 3 for funding of school choice initiatives
School choice has already passed in the Senate, but now two bills that go hand in hand with school choice have been filed in the House on February 20th.
Texas House unveils final version to fund education, school choice
House Bills 2 and 3 are being dubbed the Texas Two Step. Trump’s endorsement helped propel Ron DeSantis in the 2018 Republican gubernatorial primary. The "Zero Day" star and "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert let a haunting silence hang in the air for several seconds.
Texas House wants to give public schools $220 more per student
The proposal, filed Thursday, comes well short of the increase school administrators and education advocates have been asking for.
Texas House Advances Controversial Private School Voucher Bill Amid Public Education Debate
Texas House Bill 3 introduces private school vouchers, stirring debate about educational funding and school choice.
Overhaul of schools’ STAAR test proposed by Texas House bill
House Bill 4, by State Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Salado, would also expand the Texas Education Agency’s powers to sanction school districts. It would allow the agency to take action against districts with low accountability ratings as well as those that sue the state.
Texas House unveils its private school voucher bill
Families participating in the program could receive about 85% of the amount public schools collect for each attending student from the state and local sources.
Texas lawmakers look to pass school vouchers, boost school funding
Education is a major focus of the Texas Legislature this year, from teacher pay and training to tuition support for private education and homeschooling. Why it matters: Republican lawmakers' approach to education could harm public schools even as the legislators look to direct more money toward classrooms.
Greg Abbott Defends Plan To Overhaul Texas Education
Texas Governor Greg Abbott pledged to implement a private school voucher-style program on Wednesday during an address to ...
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Legal challenge to Section 504 paused; Texas AG says students with disabilities won't lose protections
Many families are concerned about the status of a federal law that affords children with disabilities in public schools every ...
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Texas Senate panel OKs bill to raise teacher pay based on experience, performance
Under the roughly $5 billion proposal, public school teachers would be guaranteed raises in their third and fifth years in ...
What are Texas’ plans for a school voucher-style program? Here’s a look at the proposals
Public school advocates oppose any plan resembling school vouchers saying such programs drain resources from the campuses ...
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Texas Teacher Retirement System leader says Senate voucher proposal would not harm retirement funds
A recent budget analysis noted the Texas Senate’s voucher bill could affect the fund if it leads students and teachers to ...
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Texas Education Agency replaces superintendent, elected board at South San Antonio ISD
The state intervention followed years of investigations into governance issues, including infighting and gridlock on the ...
Texas House bill would ban cellphones in schools: 'Kids are facing a mental health crisis'
Rep. Ellen Troxclair, R-Marble Falls, has filed a bill that would ban student cellphones in Texas schools. House Bill 515 ...
These 8 charts explain what’s straining Texas school budgets
Fort Worth and Carrollton-Farmers Branch are among the latest Texas districts facing school closures because of strained budgets, declining enrollment ...