Governor Greg Abbott says Texas public schools will not lose funding if education savings accounts are established in the state.
Governor Abbott responds to questions about his push for education savings accounts, including the impact that they will have on public schools, how charter schools will be held accountable and how he plans to win over Republicans who have opposed similar bills in the past.has said that one of his priorities this year is the concept of school choice.
"Some people say this is going to cause schools to shut down, that is very uninformed. Because we’ve seen more than 350,000 students leave public schools and go to charter schools and what we haven’t seen is public schools close down. And we certainly haven’t seen any effect on high school football," said Gov. Abbott.Ten states have education savings account programs in place, and many others have legislation to add them.
[STEVEN DIAL: "How can that happen if they are private? They can't be held to a state standard, can they?"] "More than 80 percent of Republicans support this, including in the rural areas so if a Republican representative votes against this, they are voting against their own constituents," said Gov. Abbott when asked about the opposition.Abbott doubled down saying public schools would not lose funding."Absolutely, yes,"
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