Voucher scams will dismantle public education.
Texas already ranks 43rd in the nation for school funding.
Voucher scams would siphon off billions from public schools to subsidize private education for the wealthy few.
Greg Abbott is trying to defund our public schools with a private school voucher scam.
A bipartisan group of legislators stopped him last session, but now he’s calling us back.
Today we’re holding hearings in the Texas House and my position remains the same:
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Starting TOMORROW (Tuesday, July 11), you can register your child for Pre-K - 12th grade at any NEISD high school. In-person registration is available by appointment July 11, 12 and 13. Visit https://t.co/1MuR7uAXe5 for more.
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While Texas lawmakers fight over school funding, districts are working on next year's budget and what raises they can offer teachers. @tasbnews tells me "The failure to pass meaningful school finance legislation leaves school districts in the lurch." https://t.co/YNo2YQIv49
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@ReadingShanahan@clanghoff1 That is the key, I find that interaction at home with their parents has a huge impact on students. I teach kindergarten and my students whose parents interact with their children (not putting them in front of a screen tablet/TV) have a higher vocabulary.
THREAD:
San Jacinto Christian Academy serves 300 students
Amarillo ISD serves 30,000
SJCA Supt. $130k (or $433 per student)
AISD Supt. $280k (or $9 per student)
SJCA offers athletics, fine arts, and dual credit (per website)
AISD has that + 27 CTE programs…
#txed#txlege
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