Opinion: The governor is holding Texas educators hostage while pushing legislation that will only make their jobs harder in years to come.
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Abbott and others supporting Republicans call it “school choice,” but that’s deceptive wording at best. It’s using public money to enroll students in more costly private schools. . A proposed onetime teacher cash bonus plan also failed. Meanwhile, thousands of teachers fed up with poor work conditions, political meddling in the classroom and low pay have left the profession, leaving public school districts short on qualified teachers.
Some legislators believe passage of the bill is a foregone conclusion and that House Republicans, so recently vilified for impeaching Attorney General Ken Paxton, won’t have the backbone to vote their conscience and resist the governor’s pressure. Theknow they already have a target on their back painted by Paxton. Some Democrats seemed to be resigned to passage of a voucher bill as the only path to winning improved teacher pay and school funding.
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