greg abbott school vouchers

Gov. Greg Abbott makes case for 'school choice' plan

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 conservative activists in Austin.The governor said the legislation, which has divided Texas Republicans and previously failed in the state House,

Hosted on MSN · 2d

Gov. Greg Abbott makes case for ‘school choice’ plan at conservative gathering

AUSTIN − As tensions rise over a GOP-led effort to create a private school voucher-like program in Texas, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott addressed critics of his chief policy goal Wednesday in front of a gathering of grassroots conservatives in Austin.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 8d

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says vouchers could lead to less funding for public schools

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is pushing for lawmakers to pass a $1 billion voucher program that would create state-funded “education savings accounts."

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

Austin American-Statesman on M… · 3d

Texas top officials predict lawmakers will pass school voucher bill: 'The votes are there'

Gov. Greg Abbott and Speaker Dustin Burrows predict a school voucher bill will pass through the Texas House, which last year blocked such a program.

Houston Chronicle · 1d

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.

FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth on MSN · 1d

Texas House unveils its own 'school choice' legislation with House Bill 2, 3

Like the Texas Senate, the House calls for a cash incentive paid from taxes for families who want to switch their kids from public to private school. But unlike the Senate, the House tied the amount of that incentive to public school funding.

San Antonio Current2d

Analysis: Gov. Greg Abbott spins damaging lies as he pushes school vouchers

Texas' governor has let loose with some stunning whoppers as he pushes a plan to use state funds for private school tuitions.

22hOpinion

Private school vouchers are bad policy and a political gift to Democrats

Vouchers are an unforced error by Texas Republicans and a remarkable political opportunity for proponents of public education ...

2hon MSNOpinion

We’re Fort Worth educators. Let us tell you how bad vouchers will be for schools | Opinion

Budget cuts are already taking a toll on your children’s schools in Texas, and diverting money to private campuses will only ...

KSAT3d

‘We will pass school choice’: Gov. Abbott advocates for school vouchers during San Antonio visit

Gov. Greg Abbott and Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows assured private school parents on Monday that the Texas Legislature ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN2d

National leaders mount pressure campaign on Texas House GOP to pass voucher bill

Supporters of voucher-like education savings accounts are trying to press their advantage early and build a sense of ...

Austin American-Statesman8d

'Call me a liar to my face': Texas Gov. Abbott, Rep. Hinojosa spar over school vouchers

Greg Abbott calls "school choice" is enacted this year. Hinojosa's post also called vouchers "a scam" that's "backed by billionaires, not Texans." Abbott has made the issue his No. 1 ...

Texas Public Radio3d

Gov. Greg Abbott visits San Antonio Christian School to promote voucher legislation

The Alamo City visit was the latest stop on a tour of private Christian schools to promote a school-voucher-like program.

Capitol Context: How the Texas Senate 'school choice' plan compares to other states

The Texas Senate recently passed its version of a school choice program with Senate Bill 2. The proposed legislation calls ...

Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.

Hide inaccessible results