The proposal would create education savings accounts, which would give Texas families access to taxpayer money to pay for their children’s private schooling. Advocates say the program will give children more educational options; opponents worry...
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Hours later, Abbott said at a parental rights event hosted by the conservative think tank Texas Public Policy Foundation that once the education savings account proposal clears both chambers,. He also said he has a team working with House Republicans on a voucher proposal that currently stands at 181 pages. In Texas, the governor dictates what can and can’t be legislated during a special session.
Earlier this week, some House members signaled that they would once again stand against any voucher-like proposal, even if it comes at the cost of not sending more money to public schools or raising teacher salaries, another priority of public education advocates.of San Antonio, chair of the House Democratic Caucus, told reporters Monday that his group is “very clear: no vouchers and no deals.”
The bill does not require private school students to take a state-administered academic achievement exam, something that school voucher critics in the Texas Legislature have said the proposal should have to even consider it.
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