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Texas Scorecard by  Darrell Frost February 7, 2023

“If you want school choice, you’re not an enemy to public education.”

In its first meeting that included its six newly elected members, the Texas State Board of Education voted to rescind its previous opposition to efforts to expand school choice.

The withdrawal comes as the topic of school choice has hit new heights in the Texas Legislature.

On February 3, shortly after Gov. Greg Abbott administered the oath of office to all 15 new and returning members (10 Republicans, five Democrats), the board voted 8-5 to revise its list of legislative recommendations to the Texas Legislature. The initial list was approved during the SBOE’s prior meeting only a week after the statewide election last November.

The revision removed the following statement from the SBOE’s legislative recommendations:

    The Texas State Board of Education calls on the Texas Legislature to reject all attempts to divert public dollars away from public schools in the form of vouchers, an education savings account, taxpayer savings grants, tuition-tax credits, a business franchise tax credit or an insurance premium tax credit, or any other mechanisms that have the effect of reducing funding to public schools.

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