No state has taken over as many local public school districts as Texas. Just since 2020, the Texas Education Agency has installed its own hand-picked leaders in eight districts.

The data show former public school students accounted for 11.5% of the state’s voucher students. It confirms the ongoing trend that the state’s expansion in the voucher program is primarily benefitting existing private school families.

From chained manuscripts in 16th-century Florence to ChatGPT in the classroom, every information revolution has changed what teachers do, but never made them obsolete—and this one won't either.

For the first time in the state’s history, any family can apply for an Opportunity Scholarship to cover K-12 private school costs, regardless of their income.