The bill, which has been approved by the Senate, would give parents taxpayer money to help send their kids to private schools.
The bill will give parents taxpayer money to send their kids to private schools. It's one step closer to becoming lawDemocrats and rural Republicans in the House opposed it during the regular session, but nowis promising to add teacher pay and public school funding to the special session agenda if lawmakers pass vouchers.
“It’s not about race. This is bad public policy," said NAACP's Derrick Johnson. “This is enriching our future only to enrich a few on the back of everyone else.”“They will take money away from our neighborhood public schools," said Jackie Anderson, president of theOpponents of the bill said most counties in Texas don't have private schools, and there's no accountability for the ones getting public dollars.
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