Texas School Choice Bill May Be Model for Other States

Texas has debated the issue of universal school choice, which provides education options to parents of all income groups, for almost a decade. The state senate has passed it six times, but until now the idea has always died in the Texas house.

That’s what makes Thursday’s announcement by Dustin Burrows, the new GOP speaker of the house, a big deal. He told a Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) conference that a bill creating $1 billion in education savings accounts has been introduced, and “it has the votes and will become law.”

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Texas has debated the issue of universal school choice, which provides education options to parents of all income groups, for almost a decade. The state senate has passed it six times, but until now the idea has always died in the Texas house.

That’s what makes Thursday’s announcement by Dustin Burrows, the new GOP speaker of the house, a big deal. He told a Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) conference that a bill creating $1 billion in education savings accounts has been introduced, and “it has the votes and will become law.”