'Texas’s students, both rural & urban, will greatly benefit from the state’s proposed ESA bill. Lawmakers must not let misinformation — or, more likely, teachers union donations — stand in families’ way,' KayleeDMcGhee writes.
as the opportunity this legislative session to change the trajectory of thousands of students’ lives by passing
“Proponents of expanding school choice options often say the money should follow the student,” state Rep. Gary VanDeaver, a Republican who represents 30 rural school districts, said. “Current Texas law already does that if a student transfers to another public school, including a charter school.” It’s good these lawmakers are concerned about the needs and well-being of their constituents, but their concerns are misplaced. School choice policies, such as ESAs, wouldArizona is a great example of how school choice can better rural students’ academic achievement and even help those who remain within the public education system. The state first passed tax credit scholarships in 1997 and has been expanding education freedom ever since.
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