Public school advocates oppose any plan resembling school vouchers saying such programs drain resources from the campuses ...

A Texas Senate committee gave unanimous approval to across-the-board pay raises for public school teachers, sending the nill ...

A Texas Senate bill that would increase pay for teachers in public and open-enrollment charter schools breezed through after ...

The proposal would expand a program that allows districts to award bonuses to educators based on their students’ academic ...

The proposal, filed Thursday, comes well short of the increase school administrators and education advocates have been asking ...

House Bill 4, by State Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Salado, would also expand the Texas Education Agency’s powers to sanction school ...

Sen. Brandon Creighton filed a bill Tuesday aimed at increasing pay for Texas teachers. More experienced teachers could get a ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott pledged to implement a private school voucher-style program on Wednesday during an address to ...

A recent budget analysis noted the Texas Senate’s voucher bill could affect the fund if it leads students and teachers to ...

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Texas House Bill 3 introduces private school vouchers, stirring debate about educational funding and school choice.

The House bill filed by state Rep. Brad Buckley would offer private school vouchers to all Texas students, including home-schoolers.