Inside the Secret Plan to Bring Private School Vouchers to Texas

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4. This was an attempted end-run around the Legislature.

They were trying to set something up without the community the school district serves (my town) knowing anything about it.

Sort of a shell company to satisfy the state that the kids were getting an education while not providing any direct educational services to the students. They'd send all of the kids to other schools across the state.

It seems ludicrous but the plan was voted on by the school board. Luckily it failed. But until today, it seems no one in the community at large knew anything about it.

They hoped they'd force the hand of the Legislature to make it more likely that school vouchers would finally pass.

Mind-boggling. One of the local players is someone I've liked in spite of his RW ideas. We'd managed to stay fond of each other. He has some endearing qualities. He supports my favorite charity financially. It's a small town, relationships can be rich because many of us have known one another over decades and have had some good experiences together. Made me sad that he was involved.