“We’re not interested in compromising for vouchers to gain school funding,' one superintendent said. 'This is a hill that we’re willing to die on.”
when proposals to boost teacher pay and funnel more money to public education died alongside some Republicans’ priority school choice plan.At a Friday morning news conference, superintendents and trustees from across the state presented a united front. They said it’s imperative the state properly fund the campuses that educate the majority of Texas’ more than 5 million students.that he’ll call a special session on school choice in October.
Abbott and other proponents say voucher-like programs are critical to ensuring that families can decide the best educational settings for their children. The governor has expended tremendous political capital on the push, The base amount of money allocated per-student has not increased since 2019. Many districts recently passed deficit budgets.
The DISD board of trustees on Thursday night approved a resolution calling on the Legislature to increase that basic allotment and reject the “diversion of taxpayer dollars to private entities.”Elizalde said she would not support even a small voucher program. In several other states, lawmakers passed limited plans only to have them expand in subsequent years.
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