This Is How You Kill A Public School System
They funded the voucher scheme. Now Republicans are letting public schools bleed out.
https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/this-is-how-you-kill-a-public-school
House Bill 2 (HB2), which would fund Texas public schools, passed the Texas House 142 to 5. Only the far-right dead-enders voted no. It’s got bipartisan backing. School districts are begging for it. Teachers are getting laid off. Campuses are shutting down. But over in the Texas Senate, the committee that’s supposed to even hear this bill hasn’t moved an inch. No hearing. No calendar. No sense of urgency.
And here’s the thing: they’ve had the bill since April 23. That’s ten legislative days ago. We’re now deep into May, with the legislative clock winding down, and still no movement. So what’s the game here? What the hell are Senate Republicans planning? Let’s talk about it.
What HB2 does.
HB2 is the public school funding bill. It raises the basic allotment, gives teachers a raise, helps rural districts stay open, covers special ed, transportation, and school safety. It’s the bill that actually funds the schools.
Republicans have already passed their voucher bill, and the governor has already signed it. They got their privatization scheme. But now, when it’s time to fund the public schools, they’re actively defunding them? Nothing. Crickets.
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