by (in alphabetical order) John Garrett Clawson, Reynaldo de la Garza, Victoria Keller, Sarah Pollock, Laurie Roberts,
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ESAs share several programmatic characteristics with schools voucher programs. Consequently, many of those that support the school voucher concept support ESA initiatives as well. Those that oppose such voucher proposals are also likely to reject ESA programs. Because ESAs seek to accomplish goals similar to school voucher programs, political sentiment on both sides of the aisle are quite similar in nature. For more information about ideology and school choice, see the school choice page.
How it Works
While no ESA program currently exists in Texas, SB 1178 - a failed proposal from the 2015 Texas Legislative Session - elaborates upon some of the programmatic infrastructure that may be included in subsequent bills.
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O'Dell, Rob, and Yvonne W. Sanchez. "State Money Helping Wealthier Arizona Kids Go to Private Schools." The Arizona Republic. Last modified July 7, 2016. http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/politics/education/2016/02/23/state-money-helping-wealthier-arizona-kids-go-private-schools/80303730/.
“School Choice in America,” EdChoice, last modified Oct. 28, 2016, http://www.edchoice.org/school-choice/school-choice-in-america.
S.B. 1178, Texas 84th Cong. (2015).
S.B. 2695, Mississippi 114th Cong. (2015).
S.B. 302, Nevada 302nd Cong. (2015).
S.B. 431, Tennessee 431st Cong. (2015).
Arizona. Senate. 2013. reg. sess. Phoenix. SB 1363 Fiscal Note. Schimpp, Steve. 2013.
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