The Jefferson ISD school board unanimously approved a resolution against vouchers, educational savings accounts, taxpayer savings grants and other mechanisms that reduce public education funding at their April 11 meeting.
The board’s vote for the resolution to reject school vouchers and any other mechanisms that reduce public education funding is to be delivered to the state legislatures in an effort to make their position on the issue known to representatives.
“Any funding sent to these types of programs takes away from the public schools,” said Superintendent Michael Walker. “Any kind of scheme or system like this is bad for public education.”