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School Vouchers Take Center Stage in Texas’ Most Flippable State House District

On San Antonio’s South Side, a progressive Democrat faces off with an architect of the new private school voucher program.

by Eden Shamy

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by Eden Shamy

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by Justin Miller

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by Josephine Lee

Governor Greg Abbott in an orange button-down with a longhorns logo Nov 03, 2023

Abbott Fails on Vouchers. Again.

The governor's promise to call a fourth legislative session is expected to yield a similar result.

by Josephine Lee

Oct 06, 2023

Abbott Demands Vouchers—Or Else

From bullying legislators to co-opting church pulpits, the governor and the billionaires behind him are determined to defund public schools.

by Josephine Lee

Jul 26, 2023

Will Greg Abbott Keep Losing on School Vouchers?

"If Abbott calls a special session to get a voucher program, we've been told by a lot of House members that the opposition to a voucher program will increase. "

by Josephine Lee

Four Black women gather outside in Austin with signs reading "Reject School Vouchers" and "Respect our public schools". Vouchers, along with property tax cuts, threaten public schools already overwhelmed by teacher attrition. Apr 06, 2023

‘We Are in a Crisis’: Texas Public Schools on the Edge

Vouchers and property tax cuts strike at a public school system already hemorrhaging hard-working employees.

by Josephine Lee

An adult woman poses in a pile of autumn leaves with two children, a boy to the right and a girl to the left, all in cozy clothing. Feb 07, 2023

Pawns in the Voucher Scheme

Texas legislators seem to be following Arizona’s playbook by exploiting vulnerable students in the latest efforts to privatize public schools.

by Josephine Lee

A dusty abandoned classroom, with a worn out looking blackboard, one battered desk-chair and another single chair. A doorway leads into another abandoned room. Jan 19, 2023

Meet the Latest Wingnuts to Join the State Board of Ed

Seditious Texiters. Conspiracy theorists. A January 6 insurrectionist.

by Josephine Lee

Students in a seeming ocean of blue gowns and caps listen, seated in rows of plastic chairs at a graduation ceremony. Mar 21, 2022

DISRUPT, DEPLETE, DESTROY

The GOP’s 25-year-old playbook to kill the public school once and for all.

by Christopher Collins

Jul 13, 2017

Dan Patrick Accuses Joe Straus of Ponzi Scheme Ahead of Special Session

Patrick seemed to suggest that spending money on ESL and special needs students is a waste and should be spent on teacher pay.

by Kolten Parker

Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick walks past pro-LGBT protesters Tuesday inside the Fort Worth ISD Administration Building. He hosted a press conference where he spoke against the district’s new guidelines protecting transgender students, which he said could be used as a springboard to further advance his conservative "school choice" plan. May 11, 2016

Amid Trans Bathroom Battle, Patrick Promotes School Choice (Updated)

by John Wright

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