Texas has had public school choice for decades, and the number of options is exploding. But some lawmakers are still trying to create private school choice options, while others are pushing against it.
“The state has a formula, and it’s super complicated, but basically what they try to do is kind of average out how much are the traditional public schools getting from the local property taxes,” said Cotton. “The state averages that out and then comes up with a formula to kind of send that money to the charter schools from the state, not from the local property owners, to try to balance it out.”Using public dollars to pay for private education is hardly a new debate at the state capitol.
In past legislative sessions, representatives from rural areas have been the biggest opposition to using state money to fund private education.“So even though broadly it’s thought of as a more conservative issue -- an issue that conservatives are in favor of, school vouchers -- that’s not necessarily the case in rural parts of Texas,” said Salhotra.A pandemic fueled by frustrations among some parents over masking and vaccines added to a cultural shift in the wake of COVID-19.
“When you’re applying for school choice in schools, even private schools, that happens about a whole semester ahead of schedule and sometimes further,” said Anna Koalenz.“Sometimes a family will try to make a decision the summer before their child would start a different school,” Cotton said. “And probably by then, a lot of schools have already held enrollment, and they’ve already held their lotteries.
“Explore the options because sometimes you’ll find something that just feels like this magical fit,” said Koalenz.Myra Arthur is passionate about San Antonio and sharing its stories. She graduated high school in the Alamo City and always wanted to anchor and report in her hometown. Myra anchors KSAT News at 6:00 p.m. and hosts and reports for the streaming show, KSAT Explains. She joined KSAT in 2012 after anchoring and reporting in Waco and Corpus Christi.
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