Hello everyone! Check out this news article from KXAN titled
"Texas Rural Schools Wary of State Money to Private Schools" written
by Phil Prazan.
The article talks about a plan known as Education Savings
Accounts. It’s a bill that might be passed in the Texas senate and basically
gives children state funding of about 5,500$ per child, and is spent for
educational purposes. This can be a good thing because it allows families for
more flexibility on what type of education their child can have. There are also
downsides however. Since this money comes from Texas taxpayers, if people
choose to spend this money on private institutions or things of such nature,
the public schools would suffer because they might receive less funding from
the government. Some people are saying this is actually a good thing because it
creates competition, which means people will go to the schools that give the
best education. Either way, I think it will be an extremely interesting topic
that is worth reading because this may affect the future of education in Texas. I actually think we might see more students in private schools should this
bill be passed. If we use this money wisely, then there is definitely potential
for change in the quality of education in Texas.
