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The controversial legislation creates Education Savings Accounts, which will allow Texas parents to use public funds toward private education costs.
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Senate Bill 2 would create an education savings account program and has been Abbott's top priority.
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After hours of debate — and years of pushing from Gov. Greg Abbott — the Texas House approved to a bill to create an Education Savings Account plan. The school voucher program would allow parents to use public funds toward private school costs.
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The Texas House on Wednesday is poised to debate a contentious bill that would create a program where public funds could be used towards private schools.
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The Texas House Public Education Committee passed a sweeping school finance proposal on Thursday, along with a bill that would create a program allowing parents to use public funds to pay for private schools.
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The Alamo City visit was the latest stop on a tour of private Christian schools to promote a school-voucher-like program.
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House Speaker Dustin Burrows reappointed state Rep. Brad Buckley (R-Killeen) to lead the committee. Buckley tried to get school voucher legislation approved in 2023 but rural Republicans and Democrats blocked the effort.
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A proposal to create a school voucher-like plan for Texas was advanced by the Texas Senate Education Committee on Tuesday night, giving voucher supporters like Gov. Greg Abbott their first major win of the legislative session.
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Under SB 2, families enrolling their children in private school would receive $10,000 per year, or $11,500 if the student has a disability, through what’s called an education savings account. Supporters say it would be “the largest day one ESA program in the nation.”
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During the last Texas legislative session, public education groups spoke with one voice on private school vouchers. Now, there’s been a shift.