Senate Bill 176 would create 'parental empowerment accounts.'
has considered what proponents call"school choice" and opponents call"vouchers": diverting the state's public education funding to pay for private, parochial, and at-home schooling. The usual rhythm is: Advocates get traction in the more conservative chamber before dying in the other as Democrats join with rural Republicans in opposition. But advocates are convinced 2023 will be their year.
State public school funding is based on enrollment and attendance, so students opting out would directly impact funding for the districts, whose costs may not decrease: Half-empty buses still use as much gas, janitors will be cleaning the same rooms at night, etc."If you fund every private school student in Texas with a voucher, it's going to cost the state $3 billion a year. ...
Public schools' staffing and funding shortfalls have long been the backdrop for these debates, but attitudes have shifted after COVID shutdowns and mask mandates, an epidemic of mental health crises among students, and culture war campaigns against"flagged school choice as an emergency item in his State of the State address and told the Tribune that"rural Republican voters strongly support this," even if their representatives don't.
Proponents argue that competition will improve learning outcomes for everyone, and brush off arguments that $10,000 isn't enough to get kids into the state's top private schools (the average private school tuition in Texas is
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