With school vouchers once again on the priority list for Texas leadership, a reminder of...
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, left, signs a giant copy of his Parental Bill of Rights as Rep. John Lujan holds it for him at the PicaPica Plaza Event Center on the Southside of San Antonio on Monday, May 9, 2022. Several hundred Republican faithful attended the event.Proponents of school voucher schemes have a number of reasons to cheer these days, from a
None of that stopped Abbott at a May rally in San Antonio from promising to put vouchers on the table next legislative session. “Empowering parents means giving them the choice to send their children to any public school, charter school or private school with state funding following the student,” Abbott said.
Vouchers is an old favorite for Abbott and the Texas GOP. They often promote it as a matter of parental choice and equity, a modern-day civil rights struggle. Legislative priority numberWe’re unconvinced, however. For all their touted benefits, what vouchers fundamentally do is undermine public schools that anchor communities and provide guaranteed access to children of all backgrounds.
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