As National School Choice Week kicks off, here's where Texas stands on school vouchers
People show their support as Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks about his Parental Bill of Rights at the PicaPica Plaza Event Center on the Southside of San Antonio on Monday, May 9, 2022.School choice isn’t a new issue in Texas, but it has taken on new urgency as Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have repeatedly said they intend to push harder this year for a policy to spread tax dollars from public schools to private schools or home schools.
. Arizona last year passed a universal school voucher program, where private schools can receive funds for students transferring from public schools, and now other states including Iowa, Florida and Texas are attempting to follow suit.As the largest Republican-controlled state in the country, Texas is seen by proponents as ripe for voucher policies. Debate over the issue is sure to be heated throughout this year’s legislative session, which goes through May.
In San Antonio, the two largest school districts are Northside ISD and North East ISD. More than 12,000 Northside students transferred to charter schools in the 2021-2022 school year, as did just under 8,000 from North East ISD. That means Northside lost at least $75 million, while North East lost $50 million, using the same basic allotment figures.Abbott and Patrick have both said they intend to push for a voucher program in this year’s session.
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