Amid a weekslong stalemate between the House and the Senate over Governor Greg Abbott’s priority of school choice, Abbott said on Tuesday that he had reached an agreement with House Speaker Dade Phelan and other House leaders. Abbott doubled down by expanding the third special session call to include teacher...
Governor Greg Abbott announced on Tuesday that he had reached an agreement over school choice with House Speaker Dade Phelan, but has this ongoing debate over a voucher-like program actually come to a close?Amid a weekslong stalemate between the House and the Senate over Governor Greg Abbott’s priority of school choice, Abbott said on Tuesday that he had reached an agreement with House Speaker Dade Phelan and other House leaders.
The governor’s announcement indicated potential progress on passing a voucher-like program; however, in a statement from Phelan spokeswoman Cassi Pollock, the speaker thanked Abbott for expanding the call and added he looked forward to having robust discussions related to the matter. The House quickly adjourned Tuesday morning for the second day in a row, as a quorum was not present, which heightened the already existing tension between House Republicans for the voucher-like program and their Democratic counterparts who are against vouchers.
“If we were to set the voucher aside and just have the school finance conversation, that would be a conversation worthy of having," Dr. Michelle Smith, Executive Director of Raise Your Hand Texas, said."Both chambers are trying to invest more money in our public schools and teachers." According to Smith and other public education advocates against ESAs, compromising by putting additional public school funding and a voucher-like program together is a non-starter.
Smith said this is particularly the case with Senate Bill 1, the education savings account passed in the Senate, which sets aside a certain percentage of total spots in the program for these students – but also expands eligibility to homeschooled kids and those already attending private schools.
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