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Texas House moves to create $1B education savings account program

Around 2 a.m. April 17, after over 10 hours of debate, Texas House lawmakers initially passed legislation that would give families public money to pay for private education. Debate on the bill began around 3:30 p.

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Texas House passes bill to create Education Savings Account program

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House of Representatives has passed a bill to create an Education Savings Account (ESA) program. The House version of Senate Bill 2 initially passed early Thursday morning before passing its third and final reading later in the day.

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In Historic First, Texas House Approves Private School Voucher Program

The Texas House has given initial approval to a bill that would create a $1 billion private school voucher program

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Will the Texas Senate join the House’s efforts to advance workforce education statewide?

Workforce advocates say Texas House Bill 120 could create more early college high school programs for students seeking ...

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Texas Education Agency can release schools’ 2023 performance ratings, appeals court rules

Texas families have not received a full picture of their schools’ ratings since 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and lawsuits blocking their release.

Voucher critics test new strategy at eleventh hour: Let Texas voters decide

An amendment set to be proposed Wednesday would let voters have the final say on whether Texas should subsidize private ...

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Inside the Investigation: The Texas Senate’s push to fix ‘pass the trash’ problem in schools

After a KXAN investigation exposed how people can exploit the state’s backgrounding system, lawmakers are working on ...

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Texas’ A-F school accountability grades can be released, court rules

Texas can release the 2023 A-F academic accountability grades for schools after a court ruling on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by several ...

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Texas court allows TEA to release 2023 school ratings after lawsuit

A Texas appeals court ruling allows the TEA to release its 2023 A-F accountability ratings, overturning a previous injunction ...

Uncertified teachers are on the rise in Texas. Lawmakers look to clamp down

As the number of uncertified teachers working in Texas classrooms skyrockets, state lawmakers are looking to tighten rules ...

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Lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that could end accommodations for certain special needs students paused

More than 400,000 students in Texas benefit from 504 plans in school, according to the Texas Education Agency.

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Corpus Christi ISD special education falls short in some areas; staff shortages continue

ISD isn't fully compliant in special education requirements, including meeting timelines to determine whether students are eligible.

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