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Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa outlines education priorities, vows to review school voucher program
She plans to review the voucher program and replace Education Commissioner Mike Morath as more than 110,000 students remain enrolled.
- On Thursday, Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa outlined her education priorities, signaling plans to roll back the state voucher program and remove Education Commissioner Mike Morath.
- Democrats secured the Senate, state House, and the governor's seat during the recent midterms, ending decades of single-party rule in the Lone Star State.
- More than 110,000 Texas students are in the voucher program, which reporter Jaden Edison noted is now under Democratic control, while Sarah Eckhart has vowed to conduct a comprehensive internal audit.
- Republican state legislators are pushing measures to limit Hinojosa's ability to execute her agenda, mirroring tactics used in North Carolina, while Hinojosa appointed Republican Ernest Bailes to her transition team.
- Pauline Strong, an anthropology professor at the University of Texas at Austin, told The Times, "It's a new dawn, and we're going to see much better days ahead," as Hinojosa prepares for her January 2027 swearing-in.
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Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa outlines education priorities, vows to review school voucher program
Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa outlined her education priorities Thursday in her first public appearance since winning the race for Texas governor, signaling major changes ahead for the state’s public school system.
·San Antonio, United States
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
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L 34%
C 33%
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