Public education has had an outsized role in Texas politics. Here are the races where San Antonio-area voters will have a chance to weigh in.
Students gather to read a Spanish textbook featuring bats and other Texas wildlife at Olmos Elementary in the NEISD school district.The future of public education looms large over the November 2024 election in Texas, where state lawmakers are expected to debate the merits of a school voucher program when they return to work in January.
But Democrats, public education advocates and teachers’ unions say protecting schools has been a galvanizing issue headed into this November’s election.have been blamed on the lack of state resources, to the disappointment of residents and district officials, who say the status quo is untenable.21 Republicans and all Democrats, who says he supports allowing taxpayer money to go toward private school tuition as a means to get kids out of failing school.
The board’s dynamic changed dramatically last year when a recent high school graduate — who is also the son of one of the district’s most vocal critics — was elected on a platform of scrutinizing the administration and status quo on the board. His allies are among the challengers pushing for change in the three school board races.to the point its asking voters on the Nov. 5 ballot to approve three separate bonds — along with a tax increase — to fund new facilities.
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