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Texas And The Conservative Pushback On School Vouchers
That desire for accountability has sometimes put Republicans among the opponents of taxpayer-funded school vouchers. South Dakota Republicans just killed two bills intended to create expanded school voucher systems.
Private school vouchers and the illusion of choice
Despite being marketed as a “universal” school choice program, SB 2 is not about school choice. It’s about the SCHOOL’S choice.
Texas Teachers Association: Vouchers will financially damage public schools | Opinion
Several states with existing voucher programs have within a few years dramatically increased tax funding for private schools while reducing appropriations for public education. We believe something similar will happen in Texas,
Voters Reject Vouchers—Again!
What the defeat of private school choice measures in three states signals for the movement
Letter: School voucher programs are a scam
They take money from public schools and send it to private schools, which can promote any ideology they want and reject students for any reason.
Millions flow to wealthy families, pricey private schools under Florida’s voucher program
But at this school in the heart of one of Central Florida’s wealthiest communities, about 98 percent of students used taxpayer-funded scholarships worth roughly $8,000 to help pay tuition last year. Only three percent of St. Margaret Mary’s students got that state financial aid just one year earlier.
McMahon Hearing Shows Trump ‘Dead Set on Destroying Public Education’
“If confirmed, Linda McMahon will dismantle public education as we know it to fund tax cuts for billionaires,” one union leader warned.
Texas may allow families to pay for private schools with public funds
School voucher bill likely to benefit wealthier families, allowing $10,000 of taxpayer dollars per student per year
Opinion: Texas voucher bill will balloon in cost, reduce chances for future teacher pay raises, well-funded classrooms
Meanwhile, our already underfunded public schools would see their financial problems increase – and more teachers disappear from classrooms – as they continued to educate most of Texas’ students.
Letter: School voucher decision undermines very foundation of public education | OPINION
I am deeply disappointed in our Tennessee legislators for passing the school voucher bill, a decision that undermines the very foundation of public education.
Texas should learn from Arizona. Low-income families aren’t using school vouchers | Letters
Evidence out of Arizona shows that these and other barriers have led to a situation where lower income families are using the program less than wealthier ones. This directly contradicts many of the stated goals of Texas leaders’ private school subsidy program.
7 reasons why vouchers are not the answer to a Texas education
As the Texas Legislature considers Senate Bill 2, As the Texas Legislature considers Senate Bill 2, the governor’s “school choice” voucher program, I feel obliged to express my concerns with the concept of funneling tax dollars to parents in an attempt to weaken public schools in Texas:
the governor’s “school choice” voucher program, I feel obliged to express my concerns with the concept of funneling tax dollars to parents in an attempt to weaken public schools in Texas
Who Really Benefits from School Vouchers?
I do not pretend to know the motivation of Jeff Yass. But I do know that Mr. Yass is not a Texan, and I also know that Texas is not for sale.
House Democrats criticize Gov. Greg Abbott’s school voucher plan
“Is it OK to take our hard-earned tax dollars and give it to rich people who didn’t even ask for it?” asked caucus chair Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston.
Welfare for the wealthy’: House Democrats urge Texans to fight against school vouchers
Democratic House members fired back, accusing the governor of furthering the agendas of billionaire political donors at the expense of the state’s public schoolchildren.