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The lower chamber has traditionally been against school vouchers and the bill still faces a tough road ahead. But in a sign of progress for advocates, this will be the first time such a proposal has reached the full chamber in recent memory.
Three El Paso school districts achieved a small victory after a Travis County judge in late October temporarily blocked the Texas Education Agency from releasing the 2023 A-F accountability ratings. That came after dozens of Texas school districts, including the El Paso, Canutillo and San Elizario Independent School Districts, filed a lawsuit against Commissioner of […]
House Bill 1, which stagnated during the previous special session, finally received a hearing in the lower chamber, a crucial step that will decide whether the proposal gets a full vote.
When lawmakers passed HB-1 in early 2023, it allowed families with special needs students to use vouchers to pay for their child's education, like tutoring, therapy or private schools. But there was a cap on the number of students that could use that money.
The revised bill promises a significant funding increase for public schools and academic accountability measures for students participating in the proposed voucher program, two of the biggest requests from voucher opponents.