November 2023

New special legislative session revives vouchers, school funding, teacher bonuses (En español)

New special legislative session revives vouchers, school funding, teacher bonuses

By Paul Stinson

Austin ISD continues to monitor developments during the new special legislative session that began Tuesday. We have our eyes on the latest legislative proposal that could create a school voucher program and impact public school funding—HB 1.

HB 1 would establish an education savings account program, giving some Texas families tax dollars to pay for private school, commonly referred to as school vouchers.