Gov. Greg Abbott wants to see a school-voucher program enacted this year.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, left, speaks about his Parental Bill of Rights as Rep. John Lujan sits by him at the PicaPica Plaza Event Center on the Southside of San Antonio on Monday, May 9, 2022. Several hundred Republican faithful attended the event.SAN ANTONIO — The best argument against school vouchers that I’ve ever heard came from former Texas Lt. Gov. Bill Ratliff.
If you’re a lawmaker who’s concerned about the quality of public education, there are two obvious options: You can dedicate yourself to improving public schools by giving them greater resources or you can conclude that public schools are sinking ships that we need to abandon.Editorial: Voucher plan would decimate public schools
Because vouchers have been such a long-term political loser, its proponents have learned to adjust their messaging over the years. They use voucher euphemisms such as “parental empowerment accounts,” a term featured in a new bill from Sen. Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston.
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