Teachers, parents and advocates testified on the school choice idea, which has repeatedly been batted down in Texas.
The voucherlike education savings accounts discussed during Monday’s hearing will be a key political fight during the next legislative session.Gov. Greg Abbott makes his way to center stage to speak on the north steps of the State Capitol to supporters at a Texas Public Policy Foundation Parent Empowerment rally on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 in Austin. Abbott and his supporters are pushing to have a voucher system, also known as school choice.
Last year, the fight over ESAs in Texas derailed several other education proposals, including bills that would’ve boosted teacher pay and increased the base amount of money public schools receive per-student.On Monday, lawmakers invited officials, professors and advocates from other states that already operate voucherlike programs. They discussed how their leaders decided how to prioritize slots, designate allowable expenses and institute accountability standards.
“This voucher/ESA conversation is only about some of our Texas kids, and that’s wrong,” Kuhl said. “Instead of thinking about solutions that will only help some kids, we need to be thinking about solutions that will help all kids, and that’s not any form of voucher or ESA.” Jewish, Muslim or Hindu students shouldn’t feel excluded in classrooms, Talarico said. He worried about how well teachers are trained to deal with complex questions of faith.
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