Questions arise over including Islamic schools in ESA program

TEXAS β€” It’s been a little over two weeks since Texas closed applications for its first-ever Educational Savings Accounts (ESA).

More than 270,000 students applied, and nearly 2,400 private schools signed up to accept the funding starting this fall.

During the application process, Texas went to court over whether private schools of Islamic faith could participate. A judge pushed the application deadline back by two weeks to allow families to apply for Islamic schools, like Brighter Horizons Academy in Garland…

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