School vouchers and private-school subsidy programs are emerging as a major issue in several governor's races this year, with ...
Texas Comptroller Don Huffines is requesting $2.3 billion to continue the state's current school voucher program, with more ...
The cost, which includes funding waitlisted students and their siblings, will be an early political test of the popularity behind the new program.
The debate over whether to expand Texas’ new school voucher program is already underway, with the state comptroller asking lawmakers for over $2 billion more ov ...
Texas Comptroller Don Huffines has requested legislators double the money behind the state’s private school voucher program ...
Comptroller Don Huffines cites a “moral imperative” to serve families on the voucher waitlist, but millions of students ...
At least 70% of Texas kids awarded school vouchers were previously enrolled in private schools or were homeschooled, per data ...
Families say they're grateful to leave public schools, but finding a private school hasn’t been easy, requiring them to ...
Nearly 25,000 Texas school voucher recipients declined the awards. Why didn't families use them?
Education experts say the numbers confirm their early warnings. Getting approved for a voucher is a starting point - actually using it can prove challenging.
Texas Comptroller Don Huffines is seeking to double the private school voucher program to about $2 billion for 2028–29, ...
This story was updated to clarify that the total cost of the program would be roughly double the amount requested by the comptroller’s office if the families on the waitlist were funded.