Trump looks to repurpose federal money to expand school choice programs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Private school vouchers and other school choice initiatives would expand under an order coming from President Donald Trump telling government agencies to repurpose federal dollars. The Education Department is being told to use discretionary money to prioritize...

Texas senators fast-track school voucher bill for full vote

The Texas Senate Education Committee on Tuesday night voted to advance school voucher legislation for a full vote in the Senate after hours of public testimony largely focused on whether the proposal would live up to its promise of prioritizing low-income families and children with disabilities. ...

Tennessee opens session on school vouchers and Trump immigration push, as protests seek gun control

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's Republican-dominant Statehouse gaveled into session Monday with blueprints from Gov. Bill Lee to greatly expand school voucher access and find ways to embrace President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration agenda. But as lawmakers eased into...

Supreme Court will weigh approval for US’ 1st publicly funded religious charter school, in Oklahoma

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take on a new culture war dispute: whether the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school should be allowed to open in Oklahoma. The justices said they would review an Oklahoma Supreme Court decision that...

Supreme Court will consider allowing the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school to open in Oklahoma

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court will consider allowing the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school to open in Oklahoma.

Texas Senate’s voucher proposal would give families $10,000 to fund students’ private school

The Texas Senate revealed a bill on Friday to create an education savings accounts program, a top priority for Gov. 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...