Most respondents agreed with arguments against paying for private schools with public funds — but ultimately favored creating the programs.
Most Texas adults agree with arguments against school vouchers, but at the end of the day, they still would support legislation that makes such programs available to all families in the state, according to a new survey released Monday.
“When they weigh the pros and the cons of vouchers, down on the side of being pro-voucher,” said Mark Jones, a professor at Rice University and one of the report’s authors. Seventy percent of Black adults supported creating a school voucher program that all Texas families have access to, and 72% supported school voucher legislation that would only benefit low-income families.
People who identified as Republicans were much more likely to support legislation that would create a voucher program for all families in Texas and less likely to support a proposal only for low-income families, the survey found.
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