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The Texas comptroller’s office announced that New York-based company Odyssey will help manage the state’s $1 billion program.

State Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) speaking on SB 38 before the Senate State Affairs Committee, March 24, 2025. Expanded protections and support for virtual education programs across Texas has ...

UT Teen Health, a grant-funded program of UT San Antonio Health Science Center, is filling that gap by relaunching and ...

Texas Tech’s ABSN degree offers a 12-month degree that includes online classes with clinical instruction guided ... AAA reports RegisteredNursing.org’s rankings come from factors such as program ...

Odyssey will be tasked with processing program applications, approving vendors, reviewing complaints and advertising the program. Applications for the state-funded program are scheduled to open early ...

The contract will initially run for two years, and can be worth up to 5% of the program’s total funds, or an initial $50 ...

The Texas House approved the plan, part of a push by President Trump’s allies to offer up to about $10,000 for private school, home-school or virtual learning. By Dana Goldstein and J. David Goodman ...

After nearly 30 years of stalled efforts, Texas is in line to become the largest state with a universal private school choice program. The Republican-controlled state House of Representatives approved ...