Texans mostly support school funding increases and teacher raises, a new survey found. They’re split on school voucher programs.
, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.and already pointing to their priorities on public education, a new survey released Tuesday shows Texans support teacher raises, want an increase in public school funding and are split on voucher-like programs.1,125 Texan adults for its fourth annual Texas Education Poll, which included about 340 public school parents.
“Texas parents are satisfied with the quality of their school so that is something that gave us a lot of hope,” said Audrey Boklage, vice president of learning and impact at the Charles Butt Foundation. Boklage said her team has been handing out the poll’s results to lawmakers at the Capitol so they can consider the data as conversations over public education policy begin.
With teacher shortages, financial struggles, pandemic-related learning loss and political spats over how race and sex should be taught, schools and the public education system will be among the most prominent topics that lawmakers will discuss this session. Legislation is already being considered that could possibly change the way the
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