Two|thirds of Texans support school vouchers

RGV's Texas House delegation is split on school vouchers

In a major blow for Gov. Greg Abbott, an amendment to strip school vouchers from a big education bill is passed by the Texas House on a 84-63 vote.

Inside the Secret Plan to Bring Private School Vouchers to Texas

The most transformative of a set of policies often described by proponents as “school choice,” vouchers allow students to attend private schools ...

Greg Abbott on X: "About two-thirds of Texans support school ...

About two-thirds of Texans support school. Majorities of Republicans & Democrats support school choice. Majorities of Black, White, ...

Debate on Texas school choice legislation continues | FOX 7 Austin

Governor Greg Abbott's School Choice Plan was introduced in 2023. It allows students to be given an education savings account in the amount of ...

Fact Check: Do Voucher Programs Really Increase Public School ...

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Abbott stated that, “In 97% of states with school choice programs, funding for public schools has gone UP” ...

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

Abbott has made school vouchers his top priority in the last two years and went to war with fellow Republicans in the House who joined ...

Texas Senate: School choice bill is top priority - The Center Square

According to a University of Houston poll of Republican primary voters, 60% said they were less likely to vote for an incumbent who voted ...

Last Call for School Choice: Third Special Session in Texas

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ( R ) is again promoting what could be universal school choice during the third special session in Texas that starts on Oct. 9th.

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

'Hardcore' supporters will help Texas pass school choice plan, Abbott says.

Texas Splits Over Success of Public Schools, Voucher Program

Gov. Greg Abbott sees a statewide school voucher program as a way for educational freedom while others argue that it would have detrimental ...

Texas Senate: School choice bill is top priority - The Lion

A separate UH poll found that more than two-thirds of Texans support school choice, with the majority of Blacks, Hispanics, and Democrats ...

GOP runoff election gives Texas House a pro-voucher majority

If at least two of his candidates win on Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott will be almost assured of getting his school voucher bill through the ...

Abbott Demands Vouchers—Or Else - The Texas Observer

Not all of this support is homegrown. Former Education Secretary Betsy Devos' national pro-voucher organization, the American Federation for ...

School Choice Would Benefit Rural Students in Texas

In a recent Morning Consult poll, seven in 10 Texans said they supported ESAs. Support among parents of school-aged children was even higher at ...

Republicans look to rural Texas to win school voucher fight

Critics contend that voucher-like programs don't help students as they often fail to cover the true cost of private schools, which don't have to ...

School vouchers: what's happened, and what's next? - wingspan

2023 ended without school vouchers being voted into law, bringing the question: what's next for school choice in Texas? School Board Elections ...

Texas primary: Greg Abbott's 'school choice' priority gains steam

Abbott spent $6 million in the month leading up to the primary election to bolster candidates who support a school choice program, according to ...

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, which has ...

Texas Pro-Voucher Candidates Overcome Rural Resistance with ...

... support to help unseat rural legislators who opposed school vouchers ... two votes of enacting a school choice program in Texas. “Even ...

With More Pro-Voucher Republicans Elected, What's Next in the ...

You will recall that Gov. Greg Abbott demanded throughout the session that Texas adopt what he calls school choice – aka vouchers – which would ...