Billions more in school funding, raises for teachers, and vouchers to help parents pay...
San Antonio Alliance member and San Antonio ISD Arnold Elementary School teacher Sarah Marsch takes a selfie Monday, March 13, 2023, with fellow San Antonio Alliance colleagues at the Texas AFL-CIO building in Austin during a rally of the Texas American Federation of Teachers as part of their day of activities at the Capitol.the carrot-and-stick approach from the Legislature toward public education this legislative session.
— echoing the rhetoric of Republican leaders Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who are both calling for Texas to adopt school vouchers similar to those passed in the last two years in Arizona, Iowa, Utah and Arkansas. Deep concerns about the teacher shortage facing the state has built bipartisan consensus inside the Capitol for teacher pay raises, increased funding to the school system and extra money to retired teachers, all priorities of education groups.
“This is all part of a great plan to dismantle public education, right? Demonize, then privatize. That's the two-step they're trying to learn. They've done demonize for a long time and certainly over the last two years, and now they're ready for their final step, which is to privatize,” Talarico said.take over control of Houston Independent School District“This is not just about Houston… This is the state of Texas. You’re next,” she said.
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