A high ranking official with the Texas Education Agency was secretly recorded advocating for school vouchers and admitting it could cut funding to public schools.
In a recording obtained by the Texas Tribune, the deputy commissioner is heard on the phone with a mother who was unhappy with her local school district and transferred her child to a private school.
"School districts, what they have to do is just like, be smart. About what if they lose students, be smart about how they allocate the resources in life, right? Like, maybe that's one less fourth grade teacher," the recording said.Governor Abbott says promoting school vouchers are one of his priorities for this legislative session.
Katie Naranjo, chair of the Travis County Democratic Party, and Matt Mackowiak, chair of the Travis County Republican Party, joined FOX 7 Austin's Mike Warren to discuss.Well, these aren't vouchers. There are educational savings accounts in the cases that there are 30 states that have school choice, and there's something like 65 programs across those 30 states. And even in ten states, you have educational savings accounts. Look at Florida. Look at Tennessee. Look at Arizona.
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