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Mar 22, 2023 • 8 tweets • 5 min read
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.
Mar 21, 2023 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
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:
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.