Our friends at Texans4PublicEd saved this audio from Texas GOP. It tells you all you need to know about the corruption of private school vouchers. And why they go nowhere in Texas. Gov Greg Abbott needs to pull the plug on this ludicrous plan now. #txed #txlege

“My concerns are many, but they all come back to the same basic principle: taxpayer dollars shouldn’t be given to individuals without adequate public oversight.” Former #txlege House Pub Ed Cmt chairman Jimmie Don Aycock on vouchers. #txed Read more at: star-telegram.com/opinion/opn-co…

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👏 Wow. Just wow. This op-Ed from Amarillo teacher Cecily Riesenberg should be the final word on vouchers and “school choice” in Texas. It won’t be, but it should be. It’s that good. 👏 #txed #txlege amarillo.com/story/opinion/…

"Vouchers are giveaways for private schools even though there is a good public school down the road. But that good public school will disappear. Because you can have a billion dollar voucher program or well-funded public schools. But you can't have both." bit.ly/42iQZqe

Here are the tuition rates of the private Christian school that Greg Abbott is visiting next. How is $8,000 going to give more families the choice to attend this school?

Ouchie. One of the voucher bills being heard today in Senate Ed would cost $4.5B over the next two years. In the next biennium (2026-27), the cost would grow to $10.6B. #txed #txlege

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Gov Greg Abbott now targeting school voucher opponents with his vetoes. He is now saying that certain bills can only be considered in a future special session after about a voucher bill passes #txlege

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