Austin, Texas (AP) – Texas will carry out a school voucher program of 1 billion US dollars, one of the largest in the country, the public dollar for the financing of private schools under a bill, Greg Abbott, used for years of republicans on Saturday.
Followers for school vouchers have long targeted the state, in which past efforts have been powered by Democrats and rural Republicans for decades. Last month, President Donald Trump had to call the legislator before an crucial vote had to be made to finally bring the bill to Abbott’s desk.
Texas joins more than 30 other countries that have implemented a similar program, of which about a dozen their programs have started or expanded in recent years to make most of the students justified.
School vouchers were the main focus of Abbott this year and were in an election cycle of 2024, in which he headed a campaign to displace GOP legislators who voted against a similar law.
Republican legislators and Bill supporters say that there will be more options for parents by leaving their children from public schools with penniless performance.
“Gone are the days when families are only limited to the schools assigned by the government,” said Abbott, before signing the legislative template in the governor’s villa. (*1*)
Democrats and Republicans in rural districts have criticized the program and explained that it will withdraw financial resources of more than 5 million public students in Texas and subsidize private training of wealthy families.
From the next school year, Texas families can receive 10,000 US dollars a year to pay the tuition fees of the students. Children with disabilities can qualify for up to $ 30,000 a year. The program will be confined to $ 1 billion in the first year and cover up up to 90,000 students, but could cost up to 4.5 billion dollars a year by 2030.
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