North East Independent School District trustees became the latest across the state to pass a resolution rejecting policies that would allow public funds to be used for private schools.
But unlike the symbolic votes taken up by many districts across the state as part of a push by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB), the NEISD vote Monday was not unanimous. Trustees voted 4-1 in favor, with one abstention and one trustee absent.
The one-page resolution lists common concerns about vouchers, including the variety of school choices already available, lack of services for special needs students and the reduction of state funds for public schools. It ends by requesting “that the Texas Legislature reject any diversion of public dollars to private entities in the form of education savings accounts and other voucher programs.”
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