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1/8 I have worked in 2 isds and 1 charter for 30 total years, and served on a private school board for 6 years. I support school choice and the rights of parents. Even so, these are the reasons I think #sb8 needs to be changed from its current form.
2/8 The #txlege needs to change #sb8 so that if they want public dollars to be able to go to private schools, then those receiving schools should then agree to be subjected to the same regulations and measurement that is required of public schools.
3/8 If you believe that requiring regulations/measurement for ESA recipient schools will ruin the private schools and make #sb8 less attractive to both parents and the private schools, then isn't that an indictment of the policies that are required of public schools right now?
1/ If I was speaking in Austin or attempting to influence a legislator about #SB8 or any related ESA/Voucher bills, here are the things I would make sure that I knew about #sb8 (in current form on 3/21/23) and a few other points I would make:
2/ I would read the Bill:
3/ I would review what the bill offers to parents in Article 1 of the bill:
1/11 Very contrasting requirements for #txed public schools in Article 1 and the autonomy granted to private schools in Article 2 of the same #SB8. This thread highlights some of those differences:
2/11 The #sb8 bill is broken into 2 parts with ARTICLE 1. PARENTAL RIGHTS, SCHOOL LIBRARIES, AND CURRICULUM and ARTICLE 2. EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNT PROGRAM.
3/11 Article 1: Districts have to create an Instructional Materials parent parent portal to allow parents to easily access all curriculum adopted or used. Organized and searchable by grade/subject
Article 2: State not permitted to interfere or regulate private school curriculum
Article 2: State not permitted to interfere or regulate private school curriculum
CSHB 3 is up. Watch live at senate.texas.gov/av-live.php
After great explanation of funding changes in bill by @SenLarryTaylor, Senate suspended the rules 24-7 to take up CSHB 3. #txed #txlege
Senate adopted amendments on severability and on SBOE TEKS used in assessments (bill moves assessment rules from SBOE to Commissioner).
