A new survey shows that many Texas families still do not know about the $1 billion school voucher program coming online for ...

Three school district leaders at The Texas Tribune Festival said the Texas Education Agency’s reliance on state takeovers to improve academic performance threatens local control.

The New York firm Odyssey is now running the state’s lucrative voucher scheme with a little help from the governor’s friends.

Getting his recently unveiled property tax relief proposal through the Texas Legislature will likely be the toughest fight in ...

Earlier this year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law a $1 billion voucher program that will begin in early 2026.

Children At Risk’s 2024–25 Texas School Rankings highlight statewide academic gains, recognize top-performing and ...

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Odyssey was founded in 2021 but has already won contracts to roll out private school voucher programs in eight states.

Starting next year, Cy-Fair ISD in Texas will offer a fully online school, a program to accommodate scheduling conflicts and ...

The Texas comptroller holds tremendous power over the program, including choosing which companies the state will pay millions to help manage it. Voters will decide who runs the agency next year.

In Texas, property taxes generate nearly half the total tax revenue statewide. They fund local governments and schools.