As some may know, the “School Choice Bill”, Senate Bill 2, passed out of the Senate this past Wednesday, and will now be moving over to the Texas House. I was proud to vote for SB 2, as it will have a significant impact on the opportunity for and outcomes of education in this great state. This is a much-needed step towards more parent empowerment and involvement when it comes to their child’s education.
However, there is a lot of misunderstanding about the bill; misunderstanding has sparked a lot of opposition and disagreement with the policy. Unfortunately, most of this misconception comes from false and misleading charts and documents that have been carefully crafted to incite emotional opposition to children and their parents wanting the best education environment. These charts have been broadly perpetuated online and in the media.
My office has received a great volume of calls over the past weeks, with constituents and non-constituents alike voicing their opposition based on these misconceptions and urging me to vote no on this legislation.
I care deeply about the voice of SD 2, and representing the people of both my district, and Texas as a whole. It is therefore important to offer corrections to some of these particularly egregious misconceptions ...
