Democratic State Rep. Gene Wu says, even if Republicans increase funding for schools and give teachers a raise, Democrats still wouldn’t support vouchers.
HOUSTON — As lawmakers continue to slog through a, it remains to be seen if Republicans can coalesce around a school voucher plan than can pass both chambers.
“I think what Democrats have said, and I think a lot of Republicans who are a part of the coalition have said, is we will absolutely, in no way, shape or form open this door,” the Houston Democrat told us onWu says the state has already been underfunding the public education system for decades, so adding some money now won’t fix anything.
“When you open the door to start yanking money out for this, then next time we’ll yank it out for that,” he said.SB 1 would give Texas parents up to $8,000 in taxpayer money to send their children to private schools.
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