Hot List: Day 92 of the Legislature
Senator Dan Patrick (R-Houston) is one of several senators pushing for school choice and lauding it as the “civil rights issue of our time.” Expect to see bigger battles on school choice in the days ahead.
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House Goes Big Against School Vouchers
House Speaker Joe Straus has made it clear that his chamber won’t be passing any school voucher bills this session. An amendment to the budget today sealed the deal.
Dan Patrick Files His “Business Tax Credit” School Voucher Bill
Patrick’s bill, SB1410, would create what he calls the Texas Equal Opportunity Scholarship Program. It’s the largest voucher program in any bill filed this session, offering private school vouchers for at-risk and low-income students, with a priority for kids in low-rated schools.
Lucio Floats School Voucher Proposal—Just Don’t Call it “Vouchers”
Wednesday, from the Rio Grande Guardian, came word that a voucher “pilot program” could be introduced by—wait for it—Democratic state Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. He just doesn’t want to call it “vouchers.”
Jeb Bush Regales Senators with Reform Ideas, Old-School Testing Enthusiasm
But between the guest of honor’s last name and his tremendous faith in high-stakes testing, visiting the Senate chamber this morning felt a lot less like reform than a trip back to 1999.