The governor hopes to launch the program for 20,000 students by the next school year, a tight deadline for the state to meet.

Gov. Bill Lee has signed legislation designed to drastically expand school voucher access throughout the Volunteer State that will allow families to use taxpayer dollars on private school expenses ...

The governor touted the program alongside Republican lawmakers, while opponents said it took public money away from public schools.

The Trump administration is gearing up for large changes to the Department of Education, which oversees a $1.6 trillion ...

Texas lawmakers on Tuesday kicked off their latest quest for school vouchers with the passage of a universal program by a Senate committee after hours of public testimony for and against the move.

Betsy Henderson, chair of the Knox County Board of Education, which oversees the county's public schools, spoke in favor of expanding Tennessee's private school voucher program as the bill races ...

Texas Senators Fast-Track School Voucher Bill for Full Vote The Texas ... program would have to notify parents that private schools do not have to follow federal and state laws regarding special ...

Lee has failed to accept the harms of school vouchers that were reviewed and rejected ... to excessive spending for subpar educational outcomes. In other states, voucher programs do not lead to ...

Lee has failed to accept the harms of school vouchers that were reviewed ... In other states, voucher programs do not lead to improved student achievement scores. With recently released data ...

The Texas Senate Education Committee on Tuesday night voted to advance school voucher legislation for a ... to notify parents that private schools do not have to follow federal and state laws ...

It would require legislative action for the state to do so. A brief history of vouchers in Texas and the U.S. The roots of today’s school voucher movement date back to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ...