The appeal of parental choice is strongest among minority parents with lower incomes who are dissatisfied with the academic quality of their child’s current school. Parents who enroll their children in education choice programs tend to have some college credit or hold a higher-education degree; additionally, parents who take advantage of education choice programs tend to be more involved and have higher expectations of their children.
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...