Texas lawmakers approve $1B in taxpayer-funded private school vouchers in a milestone for school choice supporters

East Texas districts react to senate's approval of school choice bill

LINDALE, Texas (KETK)- In a historic move for Texas, the $1 billion school choice bill, SB 2, was approved recently. The decision left some of East Texas districts such as Lindale Independent School District, disappointed. "They call it school choice, but it's really not school choice, it's a voucher to give money, most of the money, whatever it ends up being, 60, 70, 80% or higher, to students already in private school," Lindale ISD superintend…

Texas Passes Nation’s Largest Universal Education Savings Account Program into Law | The Star News Network

by Mariane Angela   Texas has passed Senate Bill 2, which establishes the largest Universal Education Savings Account (ESA) program in the country. The Texas Senate voted 19-12 to accept House revisions to Senate Bill 2, clearing the way for Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to sign into law the largest universal ESA program in the country. The $1 billion program would allow taxpayer funds to support private school tuition and homeschooling expe…

Democrats lament voucher bill passage

The Texas Senate Democratic Caucus released the following statement on the final passage of Senate Bill 2:

Texas Passes Nation’s Largest Universal Education Savings Account Program into Law - The Pennsylvania Daily Star

Texas has passed Senate Bill 2, which establishes the largest Universal Education Savings Account (ESA) program in the country. The Texas Senate voted 19-12 to accept House revisions to Senate Bill 2, clearing the way for Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to sign into law the largest universal ESA program in the country. The $1 billion program would allow taxpayer funds to support private school tuition and homeschooling expenses, marking the cu…

After a yearslong fight, the school voucher bill heads to Gov. Abbott for approval

Senate Bill 2 would create an education savings account program and has been Abbott’s top priority.

Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes a Powerful Argument for School Choice

by David Harsanyi at CDN - During oral arguments in the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson unintentionally made a practical and convincing case for universal school choice. A few years back, the Montgomery County, Maryland, school board instituted an “LGBTQ-inclusive” curriculum that included storybooks for kids as young as prekindergarten. The books are ostensibly part … Click to read the rest HERE-> Ketanji …