The heated debate included parents' rights, school funding and even racism.
Senators heard hours of testimony for and against their new voucher plan Tuesday. It's received significant changes, but still faces pushback., dubbed the"Education Savings Accounts Program," passed by both chambers of the Texas Legislature after the initiative failed to gain much momentum in the regular session.
The analysis says the funding would consist of"transfers, appropriations, gifts, grants, and donations, and any other money available for the purpose of the program." Creighton later doubled down that the program is not a voucher, saying money wouldn't go through the family but instead be sent to an education program from the state. "I'm against this. I'm going to vote against it as I've consistently done," West said."Mr. Chairman, the genesis of voucher programs are based in racism. Are you aware of that?"
"We are getting ready to give tax dollars to organizations to give out to students, but we don't know who the students are," West said."In public schools, we know.""Passing school choice will take bravery. It will put students first instead of the interest of the teachers unions," said Valeria Gurr, with the American Federation for Children."I can say this because I worked with a teachers union, and I left.
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