Private school vouchers take away resources from public schools, which educate ALL students, no matter who they are. Public schools are vital to our communities—they support every child; they need our support too. TAKE ACTION NOW: texasaft.org/take-action/
#txlege #TXed #HB3 #SB2 #EducationForAll
Private school vouchers don’t help public schools—they make things worse. By taking away critical resources, vouchers make it even harder for public schools to implement the improvements that benefit all students. Say no to vouchers. TAKE ACTION NOW: buff.ly/SXWERVU
#txlege #HB3 #SB2 #TXed
Private school vouchers don’t hold schools accountable. Most don’t measure student success or meet minimum education standards. Taxpayers deserve transparency. Public schools provide that accountability. HEARING IS TOMORROW, TAKE ACTION NOW: buff.ly/SXWERVU
#schoolchoice #txlege #HB3 #SB2 #TXed
Vouchers aren’t just bad for public schools—they’re bad for taxpayers. A study of seven states shows voucher programs have more than doubled in cost, with increases of up to 883%. HEARING IS TOMORROW, TAKE ACTION NOW: buff.ly/SXWERVU
#schoolchoice #txlege #HB3 #SB2 #TXed #SaveOurSchools
Vouchers are 75% more expensive than public school education in other states. We can’t afford to waste money on costly programs that don’t work. Let’s invest in public schools that serve every child. HEARING IS TOMORROW, TAKE ACTION NOW: buff.ly/SXWERVU
#schoolchoice #txlege #HB3 #SB2 #TXed
Voucher students perform 24 percentile points below public school students in math. Vouchers aren’t helping—they’re hurting. Let’s invest in our public schools where students can succeed. HEARING IS TOMORROW, TAKE ACTION NOW: buff.ly/SXWERVU
#schoolchoice #txlege #HB3 #SB2 #TXed #SayNoToVouchers
Vouchers make it easier for students to fall behind and harder to hold schools accountable. Public schools ensure accountability and support for every student to succeed. HEARING IS TOMORROW, TAKE ACTION NOW: buff.ly/SXWERVU
#schoolchoice #txlege #HB3 #SB2 #TXed #SayNoToVouchers #SaveOurSchools
Vouchers won’t lower your property taxes—they’ll blow a hole in state budgets and make local taxes increase. Let’s stand up for our schools and say no to vouchers. HEARING IS TOMORROW, TAKE ACTION NOW: buff.ly/SXWERVU
#schoolchoice #txlege #HB3 #SB2 #TXed #SayNoToVouchers #SaveOurSchools
91% of Texas students attend underfunded public schools. TX ranks 41st in per pupil funding. Instead of spending money on vouchers, we should be fully funding our public schools. HEARING IS TOMORROW, TAKE ACTION NOW: texasaft.org/take-action/
#schoolchoice #txlege #HB3 #SB2 #TXed #SayNoToVouchers
25% of Texas public schools are rural & over 165 counties have no private schools. Vouchers would harm rural schools. Let’s stand up for rural communities! HEARING IS TOMORROW, TAKE ACTION NOW: texasaft.org/take-action/
#ruraltexas #schoolchoice #txlege #txed #HB3 #SB2 #SaveOurSchools #NoVouchers
Vouchers threaten our Friday Night Lights. If we let them drain public schools, we risk losing the heart of our communities. HEARING IS TOMORROW, TAKE ACTION NOW to protect our schools & traditions we love: texasaft.org/take-action/
#SaveOurSchools #schoolchoice #txlege #HB3 #SB2 #SayNoToVouchers
AMENDING VOUCHERS.
State Rep. @rafaelanchia.bsky.social, D-Dallas, says Texas Democrats will try to add these two amendments to the school voucher bill that the state House will soon consider. #txlege #hb3
STORY: www.wfaa.com/article/news...
In this week’s Across the Lawn, Raise Your Hand Texas reviews the latest updates on school funding and voucher bills, along with parental and teacher's rights legislation.
www.raiseyourhandtexas.org/texas89thlegesessionrecap-wk11-atl/
#HB2 #HB3 #TxEd #TxLege #TexasUpdates
🚨 Texans, we need your help! ☎️
Click to call your House Representative TODAY and tell them to vote NO on Greg Abbott’s private school voucher scam, #HB3! #txlege act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
“Prioritization” [in #Texas] is window dressing because what matters is who actually gets the #voucher funds; who actually gets admitted; or who’s already been admitted,” #TxRepJamesTalarico said.
#PublicSchoolsMatter #Txlege #HB3
www.texasobserver.org/house-hearin...
Into the wee hours of the morning, IDRA has stayed at the Capitol to fight against #HB3, the House voucher bill.
Chloe Latham Sikes testifies against the bill highlighting the lack of language protections in the proposed program.
Read her full testimony: idra.news/TxTestimonyHB3
Late into the night, we’re still at the Capitol as public testimony rolls on.
We just heard from Dr. Liz Piñon and her daughter Felicita speak about how #HB3 isn’t a choice for parents. It’s the private schools choice.
“Please help public schools get better.” #txlege
Public testimony is starting now after hours of the layout, invited testimony, and lots of debate.
We’ve got 330 people registered to testify tonight.
It’s time to hear from students, educators and community about how harmful #HB3 would be. #txlege
house.texas.gov/videos/21323
Happening NOW: @paigedugginslaw our Chief Legal Analyst is invited testimony against #HB3. Her testimony will address the legal concerns & constitutionality of the bill.
Read her full testimony here: idra.news/TxTestimonyH...
Help us stand up to vouchers! #txlege
Voucher scams defund our public schools. See how much money vouchers could take from your local school at DontDefundMySchool.com #txlege #hb3
The committee stands at a recess, as the House heads to the floor. Stay tuned for when they resume! #txlege #HB3
🚨Happening NOW: Two former Edgewood ISD teachers are here to testify against #HB3. They are both speaking about the failed Edgewood voucher program that happened back in the 90s.
These outdated, old voucher schemes do not work. #txlege
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I'm opening a Private Voucher school of Satan as a direct result of this #HB3 hearing.
Gimme dat voucher money! 😈
@ginaforaustin.bsky.social brings up an important point around #HB3, which would allow private schools to use funding to market their schools.
Public schools don’t get funding for that. Rep. Hinojosa says “That’s not fair.” #txlege
Texas lawmakers are doing the Texas Three Step💃. Defunding, demonizing, & trying to privatize our public schools.
The House Pub Ed committee will hear #HB3, its version of a voucher bill. Public dollars in public schools. To watch the hearing live: house.texas.gov/videos
Here we go, #HB3 school voucher hearing in the Texas House has begun. I’ll thread updates here #txlege
#HB3 is gonna hit the House floor in #txlege any day now. Texans, call your representative to register your commitment to public schools and the separation of church and state.
Email to Texas House Public Education Committee on HB 3: HB 3 Defunds Public Education Thank you for serving on the House Public Education Committee. I trust that you sit on this committee because you understand the value of public education for all Texans. I am against HB 3 and encourage the committee members to vote against this bill. As written, this bill defunds public education at the expense of lower income families – transferring public funds into private hands to the benefit of wealthy families. The Governor says he wants to give families the choice. But he’s not really giving them a fair choice. The state of Texas woefully underfunds public schools. When one of the two choices is lavished with funds from wealthy families while the other of the two choices is starved by the state legislature, it is not a fair choice. And even with vouchers, it will not be a choice for families with low income. The vouchers will not cover the full and true cost of a private education, and families with low income will stay in public schools that are even more substantially underfunded than they are now. My own school district in Round Rock could lose up to $20 million a year to this voucher program, much of it subsidizing wealthy families who have the luxury of ignoring the plight of public education and who already send their children to private schools. We don’t want to choose private schools. We want to choose high-quality education and equal opportunities. Before considering a voucher program, first give families a real choice. A choice to choose a high-quality public education by fully investing in our public schools. Thank you, Sara Reeves 78681
Message to Texas House Public Education Committee
HB 3 Defunds Public Education
Thank you for serving on the House Public Education Committee. I trust that you sit on this committee because you understand the value of public education for all Texans. #txlege #hb3 🧵
