Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to cut property taxes will starve public schools while he sends state money to private schools.
Gov. Greg Abbott won his campaign to give taxpayer money to private schools. Now he’s promising to starve public schools of the funds they need to compete.
The governor promised to push through laws to make it almost impossible for school districts to raise taxes. In announcing his run for a record fourth term, he also said voters should have the power to reduce or eliminate school funding entirely.
Abbott is aligning himself with the most reactionary members of his Republican Party. For decades, fringe conservatives have wanted to end government-run schools and send every child to private institutions run by clerics or ideologues under the banner of parental choice.
Well, private/non-public-facing institutions aren’t bound by Titles 7 and 9. So, this means they can set up whites-only schools again.
These people haven’t gone away, and school integration wasn’t that long ago. Ruby Bridges and school integration happened within my mom’s lifetime.
THIS is the point, right here. White Flight has turned into outright Need to Segregate. Now they have a way to do that, without calling it segregation. 60 years of progress down the drain.
And Ruby Bridges is still alive. She’s only 71 years old.
Shit, putting things in perspective is always tough… Can you give me a more specific name for the title 7 and 9 thing? Not from US but want to search and learn more about it.
Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act, and Title 9 of the Civil Rights Act.
Title IX prohibits sex-based discrimination in education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance.
Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin.
Not that you need more edits, but: racial *segregation was found unconstitutional.
Fixed. Woops. That’ll teach me to stay up late and post while I’m tired.