In school voucher rules, Texas lets families get more for pre-K but rejects stronger accountability – Houston Public Media

Kaylee Greenlee for The Texas Tribune

Texas' chief financial officer on Tuesday finalized rules for the state's private school voucher program , clearing up confusion about funding for pre-kindergarten students and setting official dates for schools and families to apply — but declining to change certain special education components or tack on additional accountability requirements.

Private schools and vendors who currently participate in an existing state initiative for students with disabilities can apply on Dec. 9, while applications for nonparticipants are set to open shortly after.

The state will then allow families to start applying on Feb. 4, the date Texas' finance chief and Odyssey — the finance and technology company helping administer the program — had agreed upon in