From Dwight Harris: It is because of my experience that I am adamantly opposed to school vouchers. Vouchers will worsen the wealth gaps that already exist in Texas schools.
and led to a 15% drop in enrollment. The district was left to make up for the loss of its funding — an appalling demonstration of the state’s exacerbation of inequitable education systems.
The original version of Senate Bill 8, currently being considered by state legislators, centered around education savings accounts made up of state funds for Texas families to use toward private education. The latest version of the bill significantly restricts eligibility andand call legislators back for special sessions if they don’t “expand the scope of school choice.”
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