A variety of school choice bills were filed during the 80th Legislature. This paper summarizes the bills, describes various types of school choice, and recommends policy changes that will increase options for more Texas students.
Testimony on Substitute Language for Plank 101, the School Choice Plank
The substitute language for Plank 101 is as follows: “Promoting Parental Choice: We support the right of parents to enroll their child in a traditional public school, private school, charter school, or to homeschool as they choose and believe all state funding for K-12 education should follow the child. We oppose any attempt to regulate...