In 2012 I started writing columns about education policy and education funding. It has been my hobby for years. I have studied voucher projects going all the way back to the Alum Rock schools in California during the Nixon administration. State money going to private institutions became a thing during the years following the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling. Many states across the country concocted schemes to shift funding to private schools. Some of these schools sprang up after federal desegregation orders.
For the last 30-plus years Texas has proposed some form of voucher/tax credit/education savings account program every time the Legislature meets. These ideas have been soundly defeated in session after session. This year, four education bills caught my eye. SB8 is the omnibus voucher bill, HB 1892 is the ESA bill and HB 60 is a bill to protect private schools from state and local laws. And just for fun, HJR 10- Legislators in Schools Day. These bills all have a price tag.
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