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Who Are The Big Donors Fueling Texas' School Voucher Fight?


Understanding the Intensifying Political Battle Over School Vouchers

A primary issue dominating legislative agendas in education in 2024 is the private school vouchers movement. During this event, ProPublica ...

Greg Abbott receives $6M donation from school voucher supporter

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott received a $6 million campaign contribution last month, which his campaign is calling the “largest single ...

Opinion: Say no to voucher cartels and yes to Texas public education

A continued push for vouchers after decades of failed bills has become a Texas tradition, but it does not represent the desires of Texas families.

School Choice: The Public Funding Fight: Vouchers 'on the ballot' for ...

This special report also looks at how school funding has become a hot-button political issue in the 2024 presidential election.

The conservative push for “school choice” has had its most ... - Vox

But despite all this effort, conservatives could only get limited and targeted voucher programs into place — vouchers for low-income families, ...

The Campaign to Sabotage Texas's Public Schools

Other long-serving school board members throughout Texas have suddenly found themselves having to defend teachers who have been labeled, without a shred of ...

Ted Cruz Campaign Took 43 Illegal Donations. Now It'll Refund Them

Sen. Ted Cruz's reelection campaign announced it took 43 illegal donations and it would return tens of thousands of dollars to its donors.

Rural Republicans Revolt Against School-Voucher Plans

Rural Republican opposition to vouchers has stopped voucher proposals being backed vocally by two of the country's most powerful GOP governors.

Unmasking Vouchers: Texas Federation for Children

Two weeks ago, we began unpacking the impact of dark money on Texas public education with a look at the billionaires and organizations that ...

Wealthy donors seek to shape state policy on vouchers, charter ...

... vouchers, charter schools, and curriculum with big spending in the 2022 Texas primaries ... fight over private school vouchers. Among the ...

Fight over private school vouchers in Texas is ramping up

The House Committee on Public Education heard from a panel of out-of-state private school voucher stakeholders.

Abbott's voucher push is fueled by out-of-state funding

In a significant push for private school vouchers in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott and his supporters are deploying extensive resources.

School Vouchers Proved Unpopular on the Ballot, But Threat ...

On Tuesday hundreds of thousands of voters supported Donald Trump while opposing ballot initiatives backed in their states by right-wing ...

School voucher issue could impact elections in Houston area ...

After a series of Republicans in the Texas House joined Democrats last year in blocking a law that would have allowed public dollars to be ...

How a Few Secret Donors Are Fueling the New Right-Wing ...

The Bradley Impact Fund helps finance the work of groups led by Michael Flynn and Stephen Miller. Most of the money can be traced to four ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick names private school vouchers as his top ...

School voucher supporters say they have the votes to get a bill across both the Texas Senate, led by Patrick, and the House, ...

Voucher fight stirs bitter memories of Edgewood ISD experiment

The school vouchers struggle is all too real for residents in the Edgewood Independent School District, which has been involved in a political tug-of-war of ...

School vouchers, proposed in Texas, are mostly used by the wealthy ...

The proposal would give each student a set amount of money annually to pay for education expenses, including private school tuition.

Greg Abbott Tim Dunn Spend Millions In Texas Gop Primary Fights ...

New campaign finance reports show just how expensive the Texas GOP's ongoing civil war has gotten, with political interest groups such as Texans ...