School Vouchers In Texas: Gov. Abbott Prepared To Call Texas Legislature A Special Session!

KRLD News Radio reported that Gov. Abbott has prepared to call the Texas legislature for a special session about school vouchers in Texas.

School Vouchers In Texas, Gov. Abbott Prepared To Call Texas Legislature A Special Session! (PHOTO: ABC13)

School Vouchers In Texas Supported By Gov. Abbott

Gov. Greg Abbott wants to prioritize school vouchers in Texas as the issue of school choice has been a major problem in the state. Gov. Abbott wants to prioritize this issue for this legislative session.

Gov. Abbott has long considered school choice a priority as he talked about his rally in Dallas last year in August.

Presently, parents received $8,000 per student to use in their educational services through the proposed Senate Bill 8, this includes private school tuition.

On the other hand, the House had passed a budget amending any voucher-like programs, so representatives in the House created a new measure and scale back eligibility.

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School Vouchers In Texas

School vouchers in Texas want to be prioritized by Gov. Abbott in the upcoming session, he believed that a robust school choice program will enable parents to choose schools that are best for their children.

Governor Abbott wants to call a special session for lawmakers to work together to pass a bill with at least as many students qualified as the original measure does.

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