While vouchers died in the regular session, they still loom large with the possibility of a special session.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott made school vouchers a top priority in the regular session. And while that effort didn’t advance, the fight likely isn’t over. Here, he meets with supporters of vouchers at the Capitol.Texas Gov. Greg Abbott made school vouchers a top priority during the regular legislative session, crisscrossing the state to make his case. In making vouchers an emergency item, he cast them as a tool for parental choice and a buttress against indoctrination.
While vouchers died in the regular session, they will be roaring back to life in a special session this summer, having been tethered to school funding. Texas Democrats and rural Republicans have long resisted vouchers, concerned they would undercut public schools by shifting funding to private schools. But this is a unique moment. The state is flush with cash to improve school funding, and Abbott and the Texas Senate are undeterred.
“Failure to expand the scope of school choice to something close to the Senate version or the original House version of the Senate bill will necessitate special sessions,” Abbott said. “Parents and their children deserve no less.” Parents and children deserve much more than public funds going to support private schools, which lack standards for teachers, curriculum, assessments, facilities and safety. There are no requirements for private schools to comply with federal standards for students with disabilities or limited English proficiency, or report student performance or use of taxpayer funds to the public. Studies have also shown vouchers do not improve academic outcomes.
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