House Republicans’ reconciliation bill, which creates a national school voucher program, is heading to the Senate. It would use federal tax credits to fund private school vouchers, even in states that oppose them.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon defended the Trump administration’s proposed 15% cut to the Education Department’s budget during a heated House hearing, framing it as part of the agency’s “final mission” to return control to the states and shrink federal oversight.
A wave of governors and legislatures—regardless of political leanings—are barring the devices throughout the school day as some districts have also taken action to eliminate technological distractions.
The Supreme Court is weighing an Oklahoma case on whether to allow public funding of religious charter schools. It's just one part of a new wave of initiatives by Christian groups to put more religion into public education.
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to education, but it's handled best when power is given closest to the states, said U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon.
Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee voted to include a federal school voucher program, worth $20 billion over four years, in the broader reconciliation bill that would also extend President Trump's 2017 tax cuts.
It's part of an ongoing effort by President Donald Trump to expand school choice opportunities and give families more control over where and how their children are taught.
Elections took place in Texas as Governor Greg Abbott signed a $1 billion school voucher program, which will use public dollars to fund private school tuition, into law. Conservative-backed candidates suffered losses in the May 3 school board races.
After weeks of protests, Tennessee Republicans paused a bill to let public schools deny enrollment to undocumented children—but supporters say it will return.
Abbott has already said that he plans to sign Senate Bill 2, a $1 billion proposal allowing families to use taxpayer dollars to fund their children’s private school education. Upon his signature, the program will officially launch at the start of the 2026-27 school year.
