State senators heard testimony about a controversial 'school choice' bill that could give families taxpayer money to pay for private school tuition.
State senators heard testimony about a controversial "school choice" bill that could give families taxpayer money to pay for private school tuition.heard hundreds of people speak about a proposal to use taxpayer money to help families pay for private schools.
It’s one of several bills designed to give parents more say in their child’s educational options in Texas. Hundreds of people – both for and against – signed up to testify on the proposal which would allow parents to use state funds to send their children to private schools.Senate Bill 8 calls for families to receive up to $8,000 per student through an educational savings account.
That money could be used for private school tuition, tutors, uniforms, and other approved educational expenses.Most Democrats and some rural Republicans don’t support the proposal.
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