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Texas parent on ESAs: 'School choice/education freedom will help Texas families to better educate their children'

Lori Davidson, a parent and mother from Joshua, Texas, spoke to the Austin Journal this week about her position on school choice and experience with her children's education.


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DeSantis: Florida 'higher education institutions will not be spending public dollars on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion'

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed a bill to block the use of public tax dollars to fund "ideological agendas" specifically Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs and initiatives.


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Beck: Republican State Rep. Bailes voted to 'kill any school choice funds in Texas'

Commentator Glenn Beck tweeted about 24 Republicans in the Texas House who recently voted against any funds for school choice.


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UT president Hartzell: Latest U.S. News rankings highlight 'our continued pursuit of excellence in graduate education'

The latest edition of “Best Graduate Schools” from U.S. News & World Report includes the University of Texas at Austin (UT), which is represented on the prestigious list by a total of 53 graduate schools and specialty programs, per a university-issued press release.


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DeSantis: House Bill 1 'takes education freedom to the next level and centers Florida as the nation's leader in education choice'

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed a school choice bill that allows for universal eligibility for Florida's school choice program.


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UT psychology professor on retraction of claim about 'wealthy white men': 'The quiz had grown too stale to use'

A psychology professor at the University of Texas at Austin (UT) has reportedly retracted her claim that “wealthy white men” are quicker to resort to violence and fail to exhibit empathy.


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Drogin: Education savings accounts are 'about freedom'

Empowering parents in rural communities with Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) will give them the freedom to choose the best school for their children, according to Mandy Drogin, campaign director for Texas Public Policy Foundation's Next Generation Initiative.


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Texas attorney general: 'Constitution does not prohibit the Legislature from establishing' Education Savings Account program

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently issued an opinion in response to Sen. Brandon Creighton's filing of an Education Savings Account (ESA) bill that would establish a program to designate funds for parents to use for their children's education choice.


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Perry: 'Texas education is at a crossroads' and could benefit from career and technical education funding

Former Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) voiced his support for school choice and parent empowerment in Texas in an editorial he wrote for the Odessa American.


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Creighton on school choice: 'It’s, without a doubt, caught a grassfire of support and I think it’s just different than before'

A Republican state senator from Southeast Texas said many parents have expressed support toward school choice, per a report from San Antonio CBS affiliate KENS.


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Round Rock pastor promotes value of education savings accounts

If the Texas Legislature approves education savings accounts (ESAs), parents can expect school boards statewide to pay attention when they speak at their meetings, according to a Round Rock pastor and father.


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Abbott says the way to help students ‘is with school choice through state-funded Education Savings Accounts’

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pledged to make educational freedom for parents “an emergency item this session” in advocating again for state-funded education savings accounts during his “State of the State Address” on Feb. 16 at rare earth elements business Noveon, in San Marcos, Texas.


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Abbott shows his support of education savings: ‘We must ensure that our education system works for every child’

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott reiterated his support of education savings accounts he outlined in his Feb. 16 “State of The State Address” during an address at Central Texas Christian School in Temple, Texas.


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Spalding: DEI is 'toxic' and 'attacks the integrity' of academia

Dr. Matthew Spalding of Hillsdale College believes that diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, which have grown among colleges and universities in recent years, are working against the purpose or idea of a university. He suggests that though the words diversity, equity and inclusion have good origins and goals, current DEI plans within higher education will lead to their opposite intended ends, namely "ostracization and exclusion."


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Public policy group calls Buckley selection as Texas House Public Education chairman 'an important first step'

The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) recently praised House Speaker Dade Phelan for his committee assignments and the selection of Rep. Brad Buckley (R-Killeen) as the new House Public Education Committee chairman.


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Abbott: It's 'time to expand education savings accounts to every child in the state of Texas'

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expressed his support for school choice and an expansion of Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) at a recent rally at Annapolis Christian Academy. The governor claims ESAs have worked in other states and supported ongoing efforts in the Texas legislature to allow an ESA program for everyone in Texas.


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UT forbids faculty, staff usage of TikTok: 'The university follows all state laws and guidelines'

The University of Texas (UT) at Austin ordered all faculty and staff to refrain from the use of – as well as delete – TikTok from their state-issued devices on Friday, per a report from Austin NBC affiliate KXAN.


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Stephen F. Austin State University elects to join UT System: 'We are excited about the enormous opportunities this affiliation will provide'

The Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) Board of Regents voted Tuesday to join the University of Texas (UT) System, according to a report from East Texas NBC affiliate KETK that was ran by Austin sister station KXAN.


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ACC criminal justice adjunct professor: 'When you’re talking to a computer screen, it’s harder to have those candid conversations'

Austin Community College (ACC) said that it’s not seeing ample enrollment in its criminal justice program, Austin NBC affiliate KXAN reported.


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Spokesman: Texas State University's goal is to 'be as inclusive as possible in serving our diverse student body population'

Texas State University has installed diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility into its qualifications for hiring staff and faculty.