The Texas Association of School Boards (TASB)
recently asked school districts to consider adopting a resolution
to express
opposition to vouchers, taxpayer savings grants, franchise tax credits or any
other provision that diverts public funds from public schools.
As of Monday of this week, over 175 school boards across Texas have passed a
resolution opposing vouchers.
The Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) has provided a sample resolution that will be
considered at the March 28, 2013 Dallas ISD Board meeting.
Hopefully Dallas ISD will join with other Texas school districts
in opposing
vouchers.
The proposed Anti-Voucher Resolution is shown below.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
ANTI-VOUCHER RESOLUTION
VOUCHERS, TAXPAYER SAVINGS GRANTS, TAX CREDITS AND OTHER MECHANISMS THAT REDUCE PUBLIC EDUCATION FUNDING
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF DALLAS
WHEREAS, Article 7, Section 1 of the Texas
Constitution requires
that the Texas Legislature “establish and make suitable provision for the support
and
maintenance of an efficient system of public free schools;"
WHEREAS, during the 82nd Regular Session, the Texas
Legislature
reduced public education funding by $5.4 billion;
WHEREAS, public school districts are subject to
stringent
accountability standards;
WHEREAS, school choice already exists in the Texas public school
system;
WHEREAS, vouchers, taxpayer savings grants, and tax
credits
eliminate public accountability and do not provide all parents and children with
school choice;
WHEREAS, vouchers, taxpayer savings grants, and tax
credits have
not been proven effective in improving student achievement and closing the
achievement gap;
WHEREAS, diverting public money away from public
schools is an
inefficient use of scarce resources; and
WHEREAS, vouchers, taxpayer savings grants, and tax
credits will
not guarantee a competitive, educated workforce to meet the demands of employers
in Texas.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the DALLAS ISD Board of Trustees calls on the Texas Legislature to reject all attempts to divert
public dollars
away from public schools in the form of vouchers, taxpayer savings grants,
tax credits,
or any other mechanisms that have the effect of reducing funding to public
schools.
PASSED
AND APPROVED
on this 28 day of March,
2013.
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