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Abbott and Texas lawmakers urge passage of $1 billion education savings-account school choice plan
Summary
Governor Greg Abbott, House leaders and parent-advocates at a San Antonio Christian School event promoted a $1 billion education savings-account program as a statewide school choice initiative, arguing it would expand options for families and not draw money from public-school funding.
Governor Greg Abbott and top Texas House leaders used a Parent Empowerment event at San Antonio Christian School to urge passage of a proposed $1 billion education savings-account program they say will expand school choice across the state.
"We will pass school choice in the state of Texas," Abbott told the audience, tying the push to broader goals of improving teacher pay and academic performance. Speaker Dustin Burrows and House leaders announced a legislative package that, they said, "will also allocate $1,000,000,000 to establish Texas' first school choice program through education savings…
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