Texas Senate school voucher proposal would give students $10,000 for private schooling
The Texas Senate is proposing $1 billion annually for a school voucher program. Sen. Brandon Creighton has now filed SB 2. Here's what's proposed.
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Texas Senate’s voucher proposal would give families $10,000 to fund students’ private school
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Texas Senate’s voucher proposal would give families $10,000 to fund students’ private school
Greg Abbott and top lawmakers after a similar bill failed to pass last legislative session. The bill, co-authored by Sen. Brandon Creighton, a Republican from Conroe who chairs the Senate ...
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Under SB 2, families enrolling their children in private school would receive $10,000 per year, or $11,500 if the student has a disability, through what’s called an education savings account. Supporters say it would be “the largest day one ESA program in the nation.