School vouchers

[Bear Charge]

Because state funding hasn't increased since 2019, in spite of inflation. The state has left it up to Local Education Agencies (school boards) to make up the difference. Hence, an increase in local taxes. The state has been paying the same basic allotment since 2019.

[friscopaint]

Our superintendent sat behind me at church Sunday and apologized, he thought he accidently kicked me and I told him if you kicked me it wasn't an accident.......we don't agree on school stuff.....I was joking when I said it and he laughed he knew what I meant. I told him earlier in year to make sure I wouldn't let any of our school differences interfere with anything with us in church or elsewhere we just will never agree in that arena and he said absolutely.....he was recently on TV news dissing vouchers and one Sunday I told him he owed me for a new TV, he looked puzzled and I told him I saw him on the news and smashed my TV.........I was very vocal opposing recent school bond package that passed by 24 votes out of 2,000 or so

[bullhead44]

https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/texas-lawmakers-approve-school-choice-bill/

Looks like the voucher bill will likely pass. I still think its a bad idea and similar bills have done nothing to improve education in other states that have done it. So 1 billion dollars will go to approx. 100,00 students to attend private school. Thats $10,000 per child. With house bill 2 passing as well, an additional 9 billion dollars will go to public school. Public school enrollment numbers in Texas as of the 2023-24 school year were right at 5.6 million. Thats a little under $1700 per student.