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2 Islamic schools approved for Texas school choice program

Islamic private schools that sued state officials have now been accepted to Texas’ voucher program

A day after U.S. District Judge Alfred Bennett ordered an extension of the application deadline for families, and required the plaintiff schools be given the chance to apply, the schools' applications were accepted by the Texas comptroller’s office.

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Judge extends Texas school voucher deadline after lawsuits over exclusion of Islamic schools from TEFA program

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2 North Texas schools claim discrimination in school voucher program lawsuit

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Islamic private schools that sued Texas officials have now been accepted to state voucher program

Months after they first applied to participate in Texas' new $1 billion school voucher program, Brighter Horizons Academy, Bayaan Academy and some other Islamic private schools were admitted Wednesday...

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Judge orders Texas to extend deadline on school voucher program

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Judge extends Texas school voucher deadline after lawsuits claim Islamic students are being excluded

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4 Islamic schools admitted to Texas voucher program after suing Comptroller's office

Texas' private school voucher program admitted several Islamic schools this week after a federal judge ordered the state to invite previously-excluded schools to apply and extend the application deadline for families. The state's list of approved schools ...

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In states where voucher programs have exploded, opponents make their case for limits

Critics of vouchers see an opportunity to impose income and other limits. But the strategy could also signal acceptance that vouchers are hard to eliminate.

San Antonio Current

Families in rich SA school districts apply for vouchers at higher rates than those in poor ones

Proponents of Texas' voucher program said it would help poor families afford private school, but the San Antonio numbers suggest that's not the case.