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- The Texas House is poised to debate and possibly vote on education bills Wednesday, including Senate Bill 2 .
- Governor Abbott designated 'school choice' as an emergency item, leading to SB 2, which creates education savings accounts.
- SB 2 allows parents to use over $10,000 in public funds for private school tuition and other educational expenses, capped at $1 billion.
- Governor Abbott's spokesman, Andrew Mahaleris, indicated voters showed a desire for school choice.
- If SB 2 passes, it could significantly alter public education funding and access to private schooling in Texas.
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The Gilmer MirrorThe Texas House is set to vote on school vouchers and public school funding. Here’s what you need to know.
The Texas House is expected to vote Wednesday on bills to create a $1 billion private school voucher program and give public schools more funding per student, setting up what could be a dramatic floor showdown over the two marquee…
Texans should reject Abbott’s voucher scam
Editor’s note: To complement our special coverage of the school choice legislation under consideration in Texas, we asked proponents and opponents of the proposal to provide summaries of their respective positions in fewer than 900 words. Below is a statement in opposition to the legislation from Texas House of Representatives member James Talarico, a Democrat. The opposing argument from Gov. Greg Abbott can be found here. The views expressed in…
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