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John,
The State Board of Education (SBOE) is set to
reconsider its Legislative Priorities for the 88th session on Tuesday, January 31st. The current set of priorities was chosen by the previous board,
and there are four items on the list that we need to eliminate!
Three items to eliminate that overregulate private and charter schools, stifling innovation and
competition: - SBOE veto authority over charter school expansions
- Power to regulate charter schools, forcing them to follow the same rules as ISDs
- Forcing SBOE-chosen textbooks into all schools, both public and private
And, most importantly, one item to eliminate that is directly in conflict with our school choice legislative priority:
- Reject any form of educational freedom, including vouchers, an education savings
account, taxpayer savings grants, or any other mechanism that would have the effect of reducing funding to public schools
We ask ALL Texas Republicans to tell the board to reconsider their priorities. We urge all our
members—all Texans who want to fight for parents' rights and educational freedom—to call your SBOE member and ask them to
replace these priorities with items that will promote educational freedom. |
| The current “educational” priorities are tools for the Radical Left’s agenda. Far from promoting the education of young
Texans, these priorities deny parents a right to have a say in their child’s education by limiting educational choice and
forcing all schools, both public and private, to use the same curriculum. |
One of the eight Republican Party of Texas legislative priorities is to fight for parental rights and educational
freedom. The State Board of Education has 10 Republicans with only 5 Democrats—they have no excuse not to uphold conservative priorities
following the will of their voters.
Parents must be the primary
decision-makers for their children in all matters. This authority includes the choice of schooling, whether public or private. Join Texas Republicans in asking the SBOE to get their priorities straight. |
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