Republicans behind an aggressive push for school choice this session are angling to break the bond that previously thwarted voucher-like efforts in Texas.
As state leaders make the appeal, they’re tying voucher-like programs to parental empowerment.in a sweeping 50-page bill alongside provisionsCreighton’s bill would, for example, also establish rules preventing schools from providing “instruction, guidance, activities, or programming regarding sexual orientation or gender identity.”
“The hope, especially among leadership in the Senate, is that the voucher program can be pulled across the finish line by those other issues,” he said. Communication between the offices shows a focus on rural messaging, with Abbott’s education policy advisor reaching out to TPPF for ideas in January. Mandy Drogin, a campaign director for TPPF’s education efforts, sent Abbott’s speechwriter a long list of talking points, including “objections and responses” and a “rural polling memo,” ahead of a school choice event on Jan. 31 in Corpus Christi.through a public information request.
Rep. Hugh Shine, a Temple Republican, introduced Abbott when the governor visited his district during the parental empowerment tour. However, he likened it to a moment reminiscent of former Democratic U.S. House Speaker Tip O’Neill and Republican President Ronald Reagan, “where we can be together and maybe not necessarily agree on the particular issue.”
Any voucher-like initiative worries many school leaders, who liken it to seeing the camel’s nose under the tent., for example, a program started over a decade ago with 7,500 available spots and now has grown to roughly 44,000. The superintendent is not necessarily worried about a mass exodus of his students, he said. Still, he doesn’t want overall education funding to take a hit.
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