Governor Greg Abbott's third special session is underway. Thursday night the Texas Senate pass two bills over to the House, the upper chamber's bid on education…
Governor Greg Abbott's third special session is underway. Thursday night the Texas Senate passed two bills over to the House, the upper chamber's bid on education reformThe Texas Senate passed a bill allowing parents to use $500 million in public school funds to pay for private schools and other educational programs. If passed, more than 62,000 families may receive an $8,000 Education Savings Accounts .
"At the end of the day, that's appropriate. There could be low-income or disabled kids who sought a private school route just a couple of years ago. And that may help them have a fighting chance to stay in that program that's working so well for them," said Sen. Creighton. For a bill to pass the Texas House, it needs the majority of the 150 members. More than 60 of those members are Democrats who usually oppose school choice voucher programs, fearing fewer kids will go to public schools causing them to close. They also criticize the idea because the fear the program opens the door for discrimination because private schools get to choose who they accept in and public schools do not.
"Where's the accountability with this? Are private schools going to agree to take the STARR test? Or are homeschoolers going to agree to take the STARR test? If not, is that fair? That we send money to public schools and we put all these strings on it. You have to do all these things and then private school here's you a check, go spend it as you wish. I don't think anyone would agree that that's fair and equitable," said Rep.
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