US EditionTexas governor to sign largest US school voucher law, marking conservative shift
- Governor Greg Abbott is scheduled to sign Senate Bill 2 on Saturday in Texas, establishing a $1 billion program that provides Education Savings Accounts to support school vouchers.
- The program follows years of conservative efforts and recent political shifts, including primary challenges that secured pro-voucher Republicans.
- The law allows all 5.3 million Texas public school students to apply for ESAs offering about 85% of their district’s average per-student funding around $10,000.
- Advocates say the program prioritizes low-income and special needs families with up to $30,000 for those students, while opponents warn it diverts funds from public schools.
- The vouchers are expected to launch in the 2026-27 school year, suggesting a significant shift in Texas education funding and parental school choice options.
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Texas Gov. Abbott signs $1 billion voucher program into law, capping off win for school choice advocates
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a school choice bill into law on Saturday that will allocate $1 billion for parents to pay for their child's private school tuition.
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Boston HeraldTexas governor signs $1B voucher bill in milestone for school choice
Texas will implement a $1 billion school voucher program, one of the largest in the country, that uses public dollars to fund private school tuition under a bill Gov. Greg Abbott signed Saturday, capping off a yearslong effort by Republicans. School voucher supporters have long targeted the state, where past efforts buckled for decades against resistance from Democrats and rural Republicans. Last month President Donald Trump called lawmakers bef…
Gov. Abbott Signs Texas’s $1 Billion School Choice Bill Into Law
Texas will invest $1 billion to expand access to nonpublic education options, marking the largest day-one school choice program in the nation’s history. Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 2 into law on Saturday afternoon, cementing one of his top policy priorities. The legislation will take effect on Sept. 1 and establish a statewide education savings account (ESA) program starting in the 2026–2027 school year. “Today is the culmination of a mo…
Texas Goes Big on School Choice as Governor Signs Voucher Bill
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill Saturday that will create a $1 billion school choice program, the largest initial funding for a program of its kind in the nation. The post Texas Goes Big on School Choice as Governor Signs Voucher Bill appeared first on Breitbart.
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