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Special ed advocates are furious over Gov Greg Abbott s school voucher push after lawmakers failed to fix funding model – Houston Public Media

State lawmakers are back in Austin again, this time working on one of Abbott’s top priorities — a school voucher program, which would provide state subsidies to private school students. Advocates are furious that lawmakers haven’t addressed a long-awaited reform to the way Texas funds special education.

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Texas special education reforms at risk from GOP voucher fight

The reforms include more money for assessing students with dyslexia and other disabilities, which have exploded in recent years.

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Texas Legislature: House OKs bill to improve student dyslexia services

A bill from Rep. Steve Toth, R-The Woodlands, could improve services and evaluation requirements for students with dyslexia.

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School voucher debate continues at Texas Legislature with ESAs facing rural opposition in the House – Houston Public Media

“Our officers and directors do feel that this will be detrimental to our rural schools . If you lose kids, you lose money. It’s pure and simple.”

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Grumet: Austin school district needs more special education experts

While Texas issues new marching orders, the problem in Austin schools is the lack of educational specialists to carry out the mission.

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