The Texas House and Senate both published different versions of their school voucher legislation, setting up high-stakes negotiations that could change the…
The Texas House and Senate both published different versions of their school voucher legislation, setting up high-stakes negotiations that could change the state's education systemLawmakers for the Texas House and Senate tell NBC 5 they're already speaking, trying to work through key differences between their ideas to let families use thousands of dollars in public school money for private schools.
One, was Drew Smith, an Arlington father of three who wants to use the $8,000 to help move his children from charter schools to private schools. "Those are isolated incidents cases. I'm not saying that's the standard for public school systems. At the end of the day it's there. It has the potential of being in the public school systems in Arlington, in Austin, in Dallas, wherever."Opponents of education savings accounts argue public schools are a group project, everyone has to pay for that group project and a parent wants to make another choice, they'll have to pay for it.
Patrick Brophey is the Chief Operating Officer for the North Texas Commission and argues the change would subvert a thriving workforce for the state.
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