Abbott wants families to believe school vouchers are a solution
Gina Hinojosa
Greg Abbott spent years pushing vouchers as an answer for families who felt let down by the public education system. Now that applications are in, we can see what this program really is.
Nearly 275,000 people applied, and about 75% of applicants already attended private school or were homeschooled last year.
In other words, this was never about “rescuing” kids from struggling public schools. It was about using your tax dollars to subsidize families who were already paying for private education, while Abbott and his donors get to call it “choice.”
Meanwhile, Texas neighborhood public schools are still underfunded, teachers are still underpaid, and parents are still being asked to do more with less.
Abbott wants you to believe vouchers are the solution to this problem. But private schools can pick and choose who they accept, and they are not required to serve every student. This program isn’t about helping Texas kids; it’s welfare for the well off.
The reality is that Texans want strong, well-funded neighborhood public schools — not vouchers.
I ran for office because my own son’s neighborhood school was threatened with closure. I have seen what happens when politicians treat public schools as disposable, and I am not going to let Abbott drain opportunity from 5.5 million Texas public school students so he can reward wealthy families and special interests.
Thank you for being in this fight with me,
Gina Hinojosa
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