The federal lawsuits argue Texas officials are engaging in religious discrimination by preventing Islamic private schools ...
The state alleges that the schools are connected to an organization that the governor designated a terrorist group.
Houston ISD had far more voucher applicants than any other Texas district, according to the data. Fort Bend ISD also saw a large number of resident families apply for state-funded accounts.
Many students have applied for the new Texas school voucher program, but some question whether the program will benefit low-income families after seeing early application statistics.
Critics of vouchers see an opportunity to impose income and other limits. But the strategy could also signal acceptance that ...
The dispute comes amid growing hostility from Republican elected officials in Texas toward the state’s Muslim residents.
Critics who released the data say it undercuts Republicans' pitch that the $1 billion program would help low-income Texas families who are unsatisfied with public school afford alternative options.
Texas Democrats are claiming acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock is acting outside the scope of the Texas Education Freedom Accounts, or school voucher, law and excluding schools based on religious ...
The push to expand the school voucher program in Tennessee has cleared its first hurdle. On Tuesday, a House subcommittee ...
A bill to double the number of private school vouchers available is moving forward with no added testing requirements to measure its success.