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Thin majority of Texas House signs on to support voucher bill
The 75 co-sponsors plus the bill’s author would provide enough votes to pass Gov. Abbott’s top priority measure in the 150-seat House.
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Republican lawmaker files bills to ban DEI in Texas K-12 public schools
Senate bills 12 and 1565 would withhold funding from Texas public schools that don’t comply with the state’s DEI ban.
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Gov. Abbott orders TEA probe of Houston school for calling a student by chosen name and pronouns
The governor also called on lawmakers to prohibit the practice at all schools.
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The Texas Three-Step: Defund, demonize and privatize public schools
Vouchers become subsidies for families who had already decided to pay for private school, at the expense of public schools that must serve all students.
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Texas Senate passes Republican-backed bill to create school voucher program
Gov. Greg Abbott poured nearly $9 million into primary challenges to oust GOP House members who opposed vouchers last session.
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Texas GOP forges ahead on school vouchers as local districts suffer from lack of state dollars
Texas public schools’ per-student funding level amounts to a 12.9% decline when adjusted for the past decade’s inflation.
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Texas’ public education bills: The good, the bad and the ugly
Conservative state lawmakers have filed hundreds of bills targeting the school finance system, LGBTQ+ students, undocumented immigrant children, and more.
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Legal rights groups urge school leaders not to adopt Texas’ Bible-infused curriculum
The coalition of legal organizations told Texas school district leaders that it would ‘take any action’ necessary to protect the rights of students and their families.
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Texas’ whitewashing of slavery in the school curriculum is a disservice to future generations
Maybe our nation’s original sin was the sin of omission.
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Many Texas schools take “wait and see” approach to Trump’s mass deportation plans
Schools near the border say it’s hard to prepare for the unknown. Immigration advocates say they should help communities understand students’ rights.
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Gov. Greg Abbott wants to extend Texas’ DEI ban to K-12 schools
In 2023, Texas passed a DEI ban at the state’s public universities. Now Abbott wants the state to stop funding diversity programs in K-12 schools.
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Texas is silent on whether it will offer summer food assistance for students
After the state missed the Jan. 1 deadline, lawmakers still have time to approve administrative costs before applying for $400 million in federal summer meal assistance.
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Mental health advocates ask Texas lawmakers to replace expiring COVID-19 relief funding
Texas received $203.4 million in 2021 to help build community mental health programs at libraries and churches, among other efforts. Those funds expired Dec. 31.
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Assclown Alert: Bragging about Texas’ dismal funding of public education with Gov. Greg Abbott
The Lone Star State ranks 37th in the nation in per-student spending and 42nd in per-student funding.
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Texas State Board of Education approves Bible-infused curriculum
Critics say the curriculum overemphasizes Christianity. Texas school districts don’t have to use it but will receive $60 per student if they do.
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Texas State Board of Education signals support for Bible-infused curriculum
Critics say the curriculum overemphasizes Christianity. The board is expected to officially vote on whether to approve the materials later this week.
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How some Texas parents and historians say a new state curriculum glosses over slavery and racism
Education officials say the materials were designed to be age appropriate but critics argue they repeatedly omit key context and oversimplify history.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick names private school vouchers as his top legislative priority
School voucher supporters say they have the votes to get a bill across both the Texas Senate, led by Patrick, and the House, which has repeatedly blocked such proposals.
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‘They bought a legislature’: What the GOP’s gains mean for vouchers in Texas
Republicans nearly ran the table in state House races, shoring up Governor Abbott’s school voucher majority for the 2025 session.
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Texas is slashing $607 million in Medicaid funding from program for students with disabilities
School officials say the state decision to cut federal money likely will hurt their ability to recruit and retain critical staff for students with disabilities.