Texas Dems Vowed Seismic Education Change. Here’s How Schools Could Change for Millions of Students
Democrats won statewide offices and could reshape testing, takeovers and vouchers, with the new school voucher program now under review.
- Texas Democrats swept statewide elections, including the governor's race and state House, positioning the party to reshape K-12 education policy. Gina Hinojosa, former Austin ISD school board president, became the first Democrat elected governor since 1990 after campaigning on a platform of 'saving' Texas public schools.
- Before the election, Republicans held an 11-4 supermajority on the State Board of Education, using their dominance to greenlight mandatory Bible readings for all public school students and approve social studies lessons downplaying the horrors of American slavery.
- Hinojosa pledged to end the $1 billion school voucher program, vowing to block $4 billion in funds supporters aimed to redirect to private schools instead of public institutions. She said during a press conference in September, 'We cannot afford to take $4 billion to give to this unaccountable voucher scam.'
- On her first day in office, Hinojosa vowed to remove Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath and replace him with an educator. She also pledged to stop state takeovers of districts, including seven under Morath's control since 2023 in Fort Worth and Houston.
- While Democrats hold the House, Republicans maintain a majority in the Texas Senate, where they can block or approve Hinojosa's appointees and impact priority legislation. This constraint means real change will require negotiation during the upcoming legislative session.
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Texas Dems Vowed Seismic Education Change, Here’s What That Could Look Like
The Texas TribuneAUSTIN, TX — From state takeovers to religion in classrooms to who’s overseeing public schools, Texas is poised to see a profound shift in K-12 education priorities after Democrats swept statewide elected offices, including the governor’s race, attorney general’s office and control of state House. Learn More Here.
Texas Dems vowed seismic education change. Here’s how schools could change for millions of students
The end to GOP dominance in Texas will likely have major implications for K-12 education policies, including the future of school vouchers and state takeovers.
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Lodinews.comGov.-elect Gina Hinojosa vows to undo Texas school vouchers and takeovers
DALLAS — In the runup to Election Day, Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa promised to reshape Texas’ public education landscape, ending the state’s $1 billion private school choice program and halting state takeovers of local school districts. Hinojosa, a current state representative…
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