Families of students with disabilities could receive up to an additional $30,000, but only if they have completed a recent Individualized Education Program.
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced that a record number of students have applied for the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) since applications opened on Wednesday.
Texas families will soon have access to a new educational funding program that could help cover private school costs and other educational expenses. The Texas Education Freedom Accountson program is set to launch with applications opening Feb. 4.
Teachers and educators can cash in on the Education Savings Account program passed by the state Legislature, also known informally as school vouchers.
The Archdiocese of San Antonio has announced it will include all of its Catholic schools in the state’s new Education Savings Account program, informally known as school vouchers.
Students with disabilities, who come from low-income families and plan to attend private school, have the potential to receive the most amount of money through the Education Savings Account program.
Families interested in learning about new education savings accounts and school vouchers can attend a town hall Thursday at Vineyard Christian School on Huebner Road, with information available in Spanish.
The growing number of schooling options for local students can be overwhelming for parents, especially after private school vouchers became law in Texas in May. A local organization is expanding its services for families trying to figure it out.
Texas lawmakers on Thursday passed a $1 billion education bill that allows families to use public money to pay for private school tuition, a major victory for school voucher proponents nationwide that was cheered on by President Donald Trump.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott joined the KSAT Q&A to discuss school vouchers, tariffs and a bill that created a new regulation-cutting agency.
The Committee on Public Education in the Texas House of Representatives is expected to hold a hearing on school vouchers sometime Thursday.
In an online statement, the archdiocese said the school has only about 100 students, has had to rely on about $250,000 from the parish each year, and has more than $1 million in deferred maintenance needs.
Scott Braddock, editor of the Quorom Report, appeared Tuesday during KSAT’s 6 O’Clock News to discuss the latest on school voucher proposals and legislation that would ban THC products in the state.
Poth ISD’s superintendent says his district may adapt, but questions remain about how vouchers will impact rural education.
Gov. Greg Abbott and Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows assured private school parents on Monday that the Texas Legislature will pass school vouchers.
Local parents are divided on school voucher legislation ahead of Gov. Greg Abbott’s visit to San Antonio.
Texas lawmakers kicked off a new legislative session mid-January and it has been no secret that “school choice,” “school vouchers,” “education freedom,” or some of its other monikers, would be a top priority.
Texas State Senator from San Antonio told KSAT the Education Savings Account Program does not benefit low-income families.
With 100% of Bexar County’s 302 voter precincts reporting, KSAT 12 is projecting Republican incumbent John Lujan III as the winner of the State House District 118 race.
Steve Spriester sits down with state Rep. John Kuempel and his runoff opponent Alan Schoolcraft as school vouchers has helped define their race for Kuempel's Texas House seat.
As Texas lawmakers prepare to fight over school choice, Oklahoma lawmakers say Texans should expect a fight to get it passed.
