Some disability advocates have raised concerns about funneling public dollars into private schools when the state’s public school system, which serves most special needs students in Texas, remains underfunded.
Texas Senate Bill 1 would use taxpayer dollars to create education savings accounts, a voucher-like program that would give families access to $8,000 a year to pay for private school tuition and other educational expenses.
Voucher proponents argue that education savings accounts would allow students with disabilities access to specialized schools if public schools are not meeting their needs.
Given the fact that Republican-sponsored bills almost always harm people lower on hierarchies, most likely this bill will not end up helping the students it says it will help, a false "noble cause" in an effort to gain more support.
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/10/texas-school-vouchers-disabilities-special-session/
