Gov. Greg Abbott rallied a crowd at the Capitol to advocate for school voucher-like programs. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has embraced Senate Bill 8, which gets its first committee hearing Wednesday. House Speaker Dade Phelan hasn't prioritized the legislation.
hasn’t made “school choice” legislation a priority in the House, and there are questions whether the measure could pass his chamber.
Students who leave public schools will perform better under his plan, as would the schools they leave, Abbott said. Abbott has spent recent months traveling the state to advocate for school choice, monitoring school curricula and other so-called parental rights issues at “parent empowerment” nights. The governor’s office and the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative think tank, helped organize the event at the Capitol on Tuesday. TPPF hosted information sessions in the morning and afternoon for attendees and arranged buses for those like Romine and his students who traveled from out of town.Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune
Strassman is supportive of Abbott’s approach, but he would like to see the program expanded to include children who are already in private schools. “Part of being a professional is being able to own your own shop. It’s not working in a union shop,” he said. “I value the associations and the unions and people taking care of teachers because I am a teacher and we’re all part of the same team.
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