The Texas voucher bill has been signed by Governor Greg Abbott. The legislation creates a school voucher program using taxpayer dollars to help cover private and religious school tuition. […]
Education
Texas has an increasingly diverse public education system with a public school enrollment of more than 5 million. Unfortunately, that public education system is also the target of right-wing extremists seeking to privatize our neighborhood public schools and push a culture-war agenda in the classroom.
To that end, Texas Freedom Network tirelessly fights for Texas public school students at the Capitol — opposing private school voucher legislation, sticking up for students’ freedoms, advocating for truthful, censorship-free lessons and textbooks, and more. We’ve also conducted groundbreaking research into what is taught in classrooms on subjects like sex education and religion.
Resources
- Teach the Truth: Texans United Against Censorship in Education
- Can This Class Be Saved? The ‘Hobby Lobby’ Public School Bible Curriculum (2014 report)
- Reading, Writing & Religion II (2013 report)
- Sex Education in Public Schools: Progress in the Lone Star State (2011 report)
- Just Say Don’t Know: Sex Education in Texas Public Schools (2009 report)
- The State Board of Education: Dragging Texas Schools into the Culture Wars (2008 report)
- Reading Writing & Religion: Teaching the Bible in Texas Public Schools (2006 report)
- Broken Promises II (2001 report)
- Broken Promises: Charter Schools in Texas (2000 report)
Back-door Book Ban SB 13 Set for Hearing May 6, 2025
The Texas Legislature is once again prioritizing politics over the well-being of our students. Senate Bill 13 (SB 13), a deeply troubling proposal that restricts access to library materials in public schools, has already passed the Senate and is scheduled for a hearing in the House Public Education Committee on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Despite […]
The Texas Legislature Shalt Not Risk our Religious Freedom
You’re not in a timewarp, folks. It’s happening again. Lawmakers have filed multiple bills this session to force the Ten Commandments into all public school classrooms. On Tuesday April 29, the House Public Education Committee will consider the most likely of these to become law, SB 10. While we applaud the authors for cute bill […]
Public Schools Matter: How Texas Families’ Stories Are Fighting Voucher Schemes
We recently put out a digital call for stories from teachers, students, parents, and community members who have been positively impacted by public education. The avalanche of responses from all corners of the state confirmed what we already knew: Public schools have a special place in the hearts of Texans. […]
Voucher Bill Advances in Texas House, Escalating Attack on Public Education
A voucher bill, Senate Bill 2, has been advanced by the Texas House Public Education Committee and can now be heard on the House floor. […]
