Education Savings Accounts improve student access to private schooling. High-quality statistical research has established that attending a private school increases a students’ likelihood of earning a high school diploma. Low-income and minority students would experience the largest increase in their graduation rates due to access to private school choice, thereby reducing inequalities in the Lone Star State.
Meeting Texas Workforce Needs with ESAs
Texas is unique because of its unparalleled dedication to CTE training. Our state, alone, gives schools $3.2 billion as a CTE allotment (three times more than the Federal Government gives to all 50 states), but schools are only required to spend 55% or $1,76 billion of hte allotment on CTE, incentivizing schools to offer cheap...