Great News: Vouchers Blocked Again in Texas!
Our wonderful allies, Pastors for Texas Children, send us wonderful news: Friends of public education raised their voices, stood together, and stopped new voucher legislation!
Vouchers Blocked Again!
Last week, we celebrated the victory of your tireless advocacy for public education funding for our children when we announced Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to extend “hold harmless.” Today, we have another piece of good news:
The voucher proposal in this session’s House Bill 3 has been removed.
In a meeting earlier today with Pastors for Texas Children and Raise Your Hand Texas, HB 3 author Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) indicated that all education issues, including vouchers, are being taken out of the bill. This change will be reflected in a committee substitute later this week. We thank Chairman Burrows and Gov. Abbott for their wisdom in removing the voucher from the bill.
PTC Executive Director Rev. Charles Johnson gives “joyous testimony to the love and support Texans have for their neighborhood and community public schools – and firm opposition to the privatization of them through vouchers.”
“That we have to keep delivering that memo to the Governor and a third of the Legislature is outrageous and unacceptable,” he says.
Year after year, Pastors for Texas Children will continue to deliver that message, with your help.
In case you missed it, HB3 is a pandemic response bill that deals CONTINUE READING: Great News: Vouchers Blocked Again in Texas! | Diane Ravitch's blog
The voucher proposal in this session’s House Bill 3 has been removed.
In a meeting earlier today with Pastors for Texas Children and Raise Your Hand Texas, HB 3 author Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) indicated that all education issues, including vouchers, are being taken out of the bill. This change will be reflected in a committee substitute later this week. We thank Chairman Burrows and Gov. Abbott for their wisdom in removing the voucher from the bill.
PTC Executive Director Rev. Charles Johnson gives “joyous testimony to the love and support Texans have for their neighborhood and community public schools – and firm opposition to the privatization of them through vouchers.”
“That we have to keep delivering that memo to the Governor and a third of the Legislature is outrageous and unacceptable,” he says.
Year after year, Pastors for Texas Children will continue to deliver that message, with your help.
In case you missed it, HB3 is a pandemic response bill that deals CONTINUE READING: Great News: Vouchers Blocked Again in Texas! | Diane Ravitch's blog