Texas Senate OKs voucher-like bill pushed by Gov. Abbott that creates education savings accounts

The Texas Senate passed a bill Thursday that would create a voucher-like program that would redirect taxpayer dollars to pay for the private school tuition of children.

“We must recognize that a one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t always address the varied needs of our diverse student population,” Creighton said. Students currently enrolled in public and private school, as well as those enrolling in pre-K or kindergarten for the first time, could qualify for the funds. The money could only be transferred to accredited vendors.If there are more applications for education savings accounts than slots, the state would use a lottery system to select the students.

Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, pushed back against Republicans’ comments that the voucher-like proposal was going to help low-income students seeking to get out of failing public schools.

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