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Gov. Greg Abbott urges Texas parents to push school choice at Temple Christian School event
Summary
Governor Greg Abbott and allied lawmakers spoke at Temple Christian School to promote expanding education savings accounts and broader school choice, arguing the plan will coexist with record public-school funding and urging supporters to contact legislators ahead of committee hearings.
Governor Greg Abbott urged parents and supporters at a Temple Christian School gathering to press the Texas Legislature to expand education savings accounts and other school choice measures, saying the state can both increase public-school funding and create separate funding streams for choice programs.
"We are going to end this session providing more funding for public education than ever before in the history of our states," Abbott said, and added that parents must be "empowered to choose the school environment that is best for their child." The governor also noted he previously helped create education savings accounts for…
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