Of the almost 275,000 students who applied for vouchers, 45% are white and 75% attended a private school or home-school in 2024-25, final numbers show.
Jaden Edison
Jaden Edison is the public education reporter for The Texas Tribune, where he previously worked as a reporting fellow in summer 2022. Before returning to the Tribune full time, he served as the justice reporter for The Connecticut Mirror, another nonprofit newsroom covering government, politics and public policy. He also interned at Poynter, a nonprofit media institute. Jaden has a master's degree from the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism at Columbia University and a bachelor's degree from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Texas State University, where he was editor-in-chief of the The University Star, the campus' student-run newspaper.
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Judge will allow Attorney General Ken Paxton to withdraw from representing comptroller’s office in voucher case
The Houston federal judge said Paxton’s office can pull out of the case as soon as acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock finds new lawyers. The unusual request comes amid a bubbling feud between the two Republicans.
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Public Education
Texas’ school voucher applications close after judge declines to extend deadline
A federal judge previously gave families an additional two weeks to apply after Muslim parents and Islamic schools sued, arguing they had been improperly excluded from the program.
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Public Education
Blocked from Texas vouchers, this private Islamic school wants a chance to prove its pro-America values
Several Islamic schools sued Texas for excluding them from the voucher program. Iman Academy is instead calling for fairness while hoping to be judged by its work — not stereotypes.
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Judge orders Texas to extend school voucher deadline in response to lawsuit from Islamic schools
The application period, set to close Tuesday night, must now remain open until March 31, according to an attorney representing Islamic schools.
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Texas students with disabilities struggle to qualify for extra school voucher funds
Confusion over the program’s special education requirements is making it difficult for families to meet a looming deadline — and creating more work for Texas school districts.
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Public Education
Texas clarifies voucher rules to help more families access future special ed support
After reporting from The Texas Tribune, the office tasked with handing out vouchers clarified that families who do not complete a special education evaluation this year may have a chance to qualify for more funding in future years.
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Public Education
School districts can set aside prayer time under a new Texas law. Few have done so.
School boards had until March 1 to decide whether to establish a daily period for students and staff to pray or read religious texts.
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Public Education
Texas education board approves 4,200 corrections in Bible-infused curriculum
Taxpayers will bear the cost of fixing errors in learning materials published by the Texas Education Agency. The curriculum has drawn attention for its references to Christianity and the Bible.
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Politics
Three school districts temporarily blocked from complying with key parts of Texas’ DEI ban
A judge ruled the districts must avoid compliance with four previsions of SB 12, including a ban on clubs that focus on sexual orientation or gender identity.