The House Committee on Public Education is scheduled to hear several bills that seek to hinder the expansion of charter schools in Texas. The Foundation, however, supports expanding innovation and competition by encouraging, not hindering, the growth of charter schools.
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...