This bill accomplishes three major goals:
Returns segregation to Texas schools and
Destroys public education and
Puts public money in the pockets of rich people.
Congratulations Texas. You have just helped Republicans destroy your education system.
I live in TX in a 50,000+ student district. There is only ONE Catholic school option for us and it is 20-25 minute drive. It’s too bad that the GOP doesn’t want to invest in public schools, the main reason people move into my neighborhood. Ugh.
So - and someone correct me if I'm wrong, like I hope - they're going to give people $10k to *switch* to private schools?
Private schools that can (still) deny admittance based on arbitrary criteria?
And they're going to spend $1B on this?
Surprised every TXPS employee isn't burning down the capitol
We protested and people from around Texas showed up but it wasn't enough. They were not going to listen to rural Republicans or any constituency, it was clear public sentiment did not matter
PS - it’s not to switch. Anyone can enroll. Even if they’re already in private schools. In states that have done this, more than 75% of recipients were already attending private schools
This was exactly my first thought also! I don’t believe those kids pictured fit the criteria for any private schools in Texas. This is just so messed up. 😡😕
And the private schools will still charge tuition and additional fees. If they are getting busing, each private school should pay the public school district providing the busing.
My Christian relatives insist that public schools are socialist/communist/feminist indoctrination. We could just outlaw Christianity if we could abolish the Constitution.
And Americans who think “what’s the big deal”- this is obviously not happening to your kid- yet.
Who knows what will happen in the future. You think this is no big deal? If you are living paycheck to paycheck or carrying a lot of debt-this can be you really fast. Remember that when you dismiss it.
Once again the GOP will rob the middle class so their mega church run private schools can build even bigger stadiums. AND still deny admission to anyone they deem unworthy.
Well I guess the rich are getting a really good deal out of this. Considering they're already paying tuition so now they're just getting $10,000 off their child's tuition. Great move Texas.
They did something similar in Az
It bankrupted immediately
Do they even give $10,000 to each kid in public schools
What this does is help rich people pay for their $35,000/year private school tuition
Another one that hides their treachery behind righteousness. A sick and corrupt way to segregate and mistreat our most precious gifts. No wonder birthrates are down, who would want to bring a child into this kind of environment.
We pay almost $30,000 a year in Texas property taxes, and I don’t want a goddamn cent of our money funding private schools. Shame on all the MAGA fuckwads in this state who voted for this crap.
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My dad was a Houston ISD public school teacher. He devoted his career to guiding disadvantaged teenagers into good lives, so this charter school shit really strikes a nerve with me. 🤬
Parents who could afford private school don’t need the money, those who can’t, still won’t be able to afford private schools, when they raise the rates beyond what poor families can afford.🤦🏻♂️
This is a transfer of public funds to private corporations - pure and simple. Betsy DeVoss and her ilk have been rewarded for their lobby money by this windfall, and Texas' children (and teachers and education system) will suffer for it.
< ...parents needed more schooling options for their children in the face of COVID-19 health restrictions and frustrations with public schools’ efforts to foster a more inclusive environment for all students >
We know what it does. Instead of providing money to public schools as designed now the governor is diverting our tax paid money to the hands of his private school friends ..everything is bigger in Texas ....and by everything I mean greed and corruption.
I guess you didn’t learn from Oklahoma. 80% of those that receive vouchers already have their kids in private schools. Plus those schools will automatically raise tuition to account. Poor rural kids have no access to those schools and they rarely accept special needs students. It’s a farce.
If kids going to private school get 10k from the state, can public schools get 10k per student? Right now it’s around 6.1k per student. Make it make sense
Families making under $80k or $90k won’t be able to pay $30k a year for private school even with a $10k voucher. This is simply an attack on poor and middle income people and their public schools.
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Returns segregation to Texas schools and
Destroys public education and
Puts public money in the pockets of rich people.
Congratulations Texas. You have just helped Republicans destroy your education system.
Private schools that can (still) deny admittance based on arbitrary criteria?
And they're going to spend $1B on this?
Surprised every TXPS employee isn't burning down the capitol
If they expand it, as expected, it will EXPLODE.
They modeled theirs after Arizona, which spends $700m on their program
If costs are commensurate with population, that would put Texas’s at over $3b per year.
MAGA: pay off your own loan!!
Abbot: I propose vouchers to pay for schools
MAGA: Rock on!!
Yes, it’s true. The radical idea that women deserve equal rights.
Who knows what will happen in the future. You think this is no big deal? If you are living paycheck to paycheck or carrying a lot of debt-this can be you really fast. Remember that when you dismiss it.
That is the ONLY WAY they will put up with their fascism.
EAT THE BILLIONAIRES
before they EAT YOU !!
It bankrupted immediately
Do they even give $10,000 to each kid in public schools
What this does is help rich people pay for their $35,000/year private school tuition
-When teachers are already under paid
-Leaving the profession in droves
-Schools closing for lack of funding
abbott finds public money for private use.
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Abbott sacrifices children.
Patrick sacrifices the elderly.
And don't get me started on Paxton.
Turn Texas Blue 2026
Not really sugar coating it, are they.
Most private schools are subpar to the public education system. Texas children will suffer.
Thanks for rationalizing your crazy, Texas.
So Abbott and Paxton had them primaried and replaced with loyalists who don’t give a flat f*** about what’s best for their constituents