The Georgia Promise Scholarship will give up to $6,500 a year to some families to pay for private school tuition, home-school expenses or other education related expenses. Gov. Brian Kemp signed the law last year.
If the author and all co-authors vote for House Bill 3, it would pass the lower chamber. The controversial program, also called school choice, would use public money to pay for children’s private school tuition.
“The Senate version of this voucher bill and the House version of the voucher bill look very, very different. So, anybody that’s saying this is a done deal is either lying or doesn’t know what they’re talking about,” the Democrat told us on Inside Texas Politics.
Texas Republicans’ demand for a school voucher-style program appears poised to clear a major hurdle as a slim majority of House members have signaled their support. Gov. Greg Abbott celebrated Wednesday that 75 Republican representatives signed on as co-authors to House Bill 3,
Texas House lawmakers filed a sweep of education-related legislation Thursday including a school voucher proposal and a funding bill that would invest $8 billion in public education. The bills are ...
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Lawmakers from both houses in the Wyoming Legislature successfully negotiated a universal school voucher bill Thursday morning, securing eligibility for pre-kindergarten schools.
Members of the House Democratic Caucus announced a plan to repeal the Georgia Promise Scholarship Act on Monday.
Texas’ Republican leaders have said the Legislature will take another stab at creating education savings accounts, a type of school voucher program, after previous attempts repeatedly failed two ...
PALESTINE, Texas (KLTV) - A school voucher town hall meeting abruptly ended when the audience’s shouts of dissent sent Rep. Cody Harris walking off the stage. The town hall also featured Rep. Brad Buckley. It was held at Palestine High School in the ...
Parents who have lost children to fentanyl are calling on Democrats to swiftly pass the bipartisan HALT Act, arguing that continued reluctance will hamstring law enforcement and preventing meaningful action to hinder the nation's opioid epidemic.