Will the Texas House pass a school voucher bill? Here's why Gov. Greg Abbott is celebrating
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.
Private school voucher bill approved by SC House. How is it different from a Senate plan
The General Assembly’s two chambers have each passed their own version of an educational scholarship account bill that would allow families to use state money for private schools. The different proposals means lawmakers appear to be headed to a conference committee to work out the differences.
Texas House unveils its private school voucher bill
Families participating in the program could receive about 85% of the amount public schools collect for each attending student from state and local sources.
Texas House plan for school vouchers deviates from Senate bill
The Texas House has filed its school voucher bill. The legislation differs in several ways from what the Senate has already passed. The two chambers would have to hash out their differences before sending any legislation to Gov.
SC House advances public funding for private schools proposal
SC House Republicans advanced a plan to fund private school vouchers with public dollars. A fight in the Senate and the Supreme Court is likely.
SC House passes educational lottery scholarship grants bill
The South Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill that could affect K-12 Education Scholarships on Wednesday. Read more:
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Thin majority of Texas House signs on to support voucher bill
The 75 co-sponsors plus the bill’s author would provide enough votes to pass Gov. Abbott’s top priority measure in the ...
Trump endorsed this contested Idaho bill. Gov. Little issued his decision on school vouchers
Supporting all kids wherever they are learning is a civil rights issue of our time,” one of the bill’s co-sponsors previously ...
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Texas top officials predict lawmakers will pass school voucher bill: 'The votes are there'
Texas government leaders who gathered at San Antonio Christian School on Monday night predicted that the state House will ...
Wyoming News1d
Lawmakers add pre-K eligibility to universal school voucher bill
Lawmakers from both houses in the Wyoming Legislature successfully negotiated a universal school voucher bill Thursday ...
Check the numbers: Website tells how much Texas schools will lose if voucher bill passes
Sponsored by Texas democrats, the site shows millions in lost funding for Fort Worth ISD. Considering the source, some ...
Bill to expand Georgia school voucher access, backed by Lt. Gov., goes before committee
A new bill supported by Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones would expand the Georgia Promise Scholarship Act to include foster care ...
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Molina: Voucher bill will balloon in cost, hinder teacher pay, classrooms
Gov. Abbott and Lt. Gov. Patrick say they want to raise teacher pay, but, if finally enacted, SB 2, the voucher bill passed by the Senate, would make it increasingly more difficult for public ...
Trump endorsed this contested Idaho bill. Gov. Little issues his decision on school vouchers.
Gov. Brad Little signed into law House Bill 93, a major victory for school choice-minded lawmakers after years of attempts to ...
Idaho governor signs $50 million private school choice bill into law
Idaho Gov. Brad Little just unlocked $50 million to expand private school choice starting next school year. Little signed H ...