School vouchers are a billionaire-funded scam, designed to divert public tax dollars out of public schools and into wealthy private schools.
Introducing vouchers will drain money from our public schools, leading directly to budget cuts. And what will be one of the first things on the chopping block? Extracurriculars, like high school football. Without the money that is funneled to wealthy private schools through voucher scams, teams could be disbanded, coaches let go, and Friday night lights dimmed.
We can't let vouchers sideline our kids and take away Friday Night Lights.
Call your State Legislators now, and tell them to reject voucher scams that will take public tax dollars out of public schools and funnel them to wealthy, unaccountable private schools.
Exposing the Voucher Scam
Vouchers are a scam: Like any scam, vouchers may sound good at first, but if you dig a little deeper, you realize it’s ripping you off. Vouchers subsidize private school education for the wealthy few, while pillaging money from public schools that serve the vast majority of Texas kids.
Public dollars are for public schools: Taxpayer dollars shouldn't be entrusted to private corporations. Private schools aren’t accountable to taxpayers, aren’t subject to testing, they are allowed to discriminate, and they can pick and choose their students.
Vouchers defund local schools: Texas already ranks 43rd in the nation for per-student funding, and Texas teachers are already underpaid by $7,500 compared to the national average. Vouchers will mean larger class sizes, lower teacher pay, and worse outcomes for the millions of Texas children who attend Texas public schools. Extracurriculars, like football, will get cut. Teachers will be laid off. Schools will be closed.
Billionaire mega-donors are the driving force behind voucher scams: Billionaires like Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks are spending millions bankrolling the fight for vouchers. Why? Because schools empower everyone, and the rich want to monopolize power for themselves.
Vouchers are designed to separate rich families from the rest of us: These corporate private school vouchers will only provide a coupon for wealthy families to keep sending their children to the private and religious schools they’re already attending — at the expense of the 96% of Texas children who rely on our public schools.
Students with disabilities, those at-risk of not graduating will be hurt most by a voucher scam: Private schools can reject students because of their religion, test scores, disabilities, or simply because they aren't “the right fit,” and these students will face the most harm if we divert public school dollars to private schools. Importantly, students with disabilities lose their federal rights and protections with a voucher.