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Gov. Greg Abbott discusses school vouchers at Texas Capitol

Texas is set to approve a universal school choice bill that enables public money to fund private education, according to state Republican leaders.
Gov. Greg Abbott stated, "We’re going to fully fund public education while at the same time, ensure that parents and children are going to have the opportunity to find the school that is best for them."
The House Democratic Caucus criticized the plan, claiming it would create costs comparable to Arizona's program.
The Texas Legislative Budget Board estimates costs for the program might increase from $1 billion in 2027 to about $4 billion by 2030.

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Ohio Capital Journal

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Inside the movement to redirect billions of taxpayer dollars to private religious schools

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The Federalist

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Why School Choice Is Not A Leftist Plot To Take Over Private Ed

Since before the founding of our country, Americans have taxed ourselves to pay for public K-12 education.

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arcamax.com

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Trump's school choice push adds to momentum in statehouses

More than a dozen states in the past two years have launched or expanded programs that allow families to use taxpayer dollars to send their students to private schools. Now, President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress want to supercharge ...

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Where's the money? Florida seeks to better track school voucher funds at private schools

The Florida Senate has a plan to crack down on a school voucher program to improve tracking to ensure state money follows the student.

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More than 34K Arkansas students apply for next school year’s vouchers

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Arkansas Department of Education is reporting that more than 34,000 students have applied for Education Freedom Accounts for the upcoming school year as of Wednesday. On March 3, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Education Freedom Accounts (EPAs) would be available to all Arkansas families for the 2025-26 school year. Since the launch of EFAs in 2023, with the introduction of the LEARNS Act, more than 53,000 ap…

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