Many students have applied for the new Texas school voucher program, but some question whether the program will benefit low-income families after seeing early application statistics.
Both suits maintain the state is engaging in religious discrimination by cutting off state voucher money to Islamic private ...
Houston ISD had far more voucher applicants than any other Texas district, according to the data. Fort Bend ISD also saw a large number of resident families apply for state-funded accounts.
The bill’s sponsor said he plans to offer a proviso, or one-year law, to address his concerns about home-educated students ...
Critics of vouchers see an opportunity to impose income and other limits. But the strategy could also signal acceptance that ...