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HB 177 highlights what could be accomplished by bringing Texas public schools up to the national average in per-pupil funding instead of squandering resources on vouchers.

Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) member Evelyn Brooks (R–Frisco) posted a video this week outlining her concerns with SB 1.

Though lawmakers have drafted a bill to increase public school funding and issue teacher raises, they cannot pass during the special session unless Abbott adds them to his agenda. Teachers were the only state employees to not receive a raise in the regular session.

Senate sends virtually unlimited voucher program to the House, and Abbott openly announces he is using teacher pay as a carrot to pass vouchers.

The Senate passed SB 1, which would create a virtually unlimited voucher program diverting public funds to those already attending private schools.

The committee voted on party lines Tuesday to advance a bill that would create a voucher program open to virtually all applicants.

As the special session began Monday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dade Phelan were at each other's throats.

Lawmakers have returned to Austin for their second attempt this year to pass a statewide school voucher program, but whether they’ll seek to give schools additional funding is up in the air.

The call for “education savings accounts for all Texas schoolchildren” would dramatically increase burden on taxpayers and ignores the real funding issues in Texas public schools.

Get ready for the October 2023 special session and 2024 election season with these tips for public education advocates.