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Tag Archives: vouchers

George P. Bush

Students Play Hooky to Rally for School Choice

Fri, Jan 30, 2015 |

Billed as the largest school choice rally in Texas history, hundreds of people, mostly children in matching yellow scarves marched on the Capitol on Friday. ...Read More

Texas Capitol building illustration

by Texas Observer Staff

Five Issues to Watch as the Show Unfolds at the 84th Legislature

Tue, Jan 13, 2015 |

Let the bashing of public schools, immigrants and any limitations whatsoever on guns begin....Read More

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst.

by Patrick Michels

Partying for School Choice on Milton Friedman’s 101st Birthday

David Dewhurst's gift to school choice fans on Friedman's birthday: He'll skip the two-thirds rule to pass a voucher bill in 2015.

Wed, Jul 31, 2013 |

Fans of school choice—like private school vouchers and charter schools—celebrated Milton Friedman's birthday by describing how baffled they are by oppositio...Read More

Hot List: Day 92 of the Legislature

Tue, Apr 9, 2013

Senator Dan Patrick (R-Houston) is one of several senators pushing for school choice and lauding it as the "civil rights issue of our time." Expect to see bigge...Read More

by Patrick Michels

House Goes Big Against School Vouchers

Thu, Apr 4, 2013 |

House Speaker Joe Straus has made it clear that his chamber won't be passing any school voucher bills this session. An amendment to the budget today sealed the ...Read More

by Patrick Michels

Dan Patrick Files His “Business Tax Credit” School Voucher Bill

Fri, Mar 8, 2013 |

Patrick's bill, SB1410, would create what he calls the Texas Equal Opportunity Scholarship Program. It's the largest voucher program in any bill filed this sess...Read More

Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr.

by Patrick Michels

Lucio Floats School Voucher Proposal—Just Don’t Call it “Vouchers”

Thu, Feb 28, 2013 |

Wednesday, from the Rio Grande Guardian, came word that a voucher "pilot program" could be introduced by—wait for it—Democratic state Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. H...Read More

Jeb Bush Regales Senators with Reform Ideas, Old-School Testing Enthusiasm

Wed, Feb 27, 2013 |

But between the guest of honor's last name and his tremendous faith in high-stakes testing, visiting the Senate chamber this morning felt a lot less like reform...Read More

by Olivia Messer

Fixing Texas Schools: There’s an App for That

Thu, Jan 24, 2013 |

Education reformers tout the benefits of charter schools, online learning and technology-driven instruction. ...Read More

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