The next academic year will see several public school districts hold classes for four days a week instead of five, per a report from Austin NBC affiliate KXAN.
Tommy Schultz, CEO of American Federation for Children Texas (AFC-TX), expressed the organization's support for a recent school choice bill filed by Texas Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe), chair of the Texas State Senate Committee on Education.
The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) says Education Savings Accounts (ESA) would benefit families who home-school by allowing them more access to home-school programs, services and curricula.