Below is testimony, etc., from previous years on work to ensure public funding stays in public education. For more information about the harms of vouchers, see IDRA’s Stop Vouchers site.
2024
Voucher Bill Harms Georgia’s Public School Students – Statement by IDRA and GYJC Opposing Senate Bill 233, March 20, 2024
Supporting Public Schools is the Best Way to Create Boundless Opportunities for Students – IDRA Testimony submitted to the House Education Subcommittee on Policy Subcommittee in opposition to House Bill 1221, February 20, 2024
Private School Vouchers Undermine Texas Students’ Ability to Access Equitable Educational Opportunities – TLEEC Testimony on Educational Opportunities in Texas, submitted by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., to the Texas House Committee on Public Education, August 12, 2024
Voucher Bill Harms Georgia’s Public School Students – Statement by IDRA and GYJC Opposing Senate Bill 233, March 20, 2024
See more about IDRA’s work in Georgia against vouchers.
2023
Enrich Students’ Education Through Public School Investments – IDRA Testimony against HB 1, submitted by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., to the Texas House Select Committee on Educational Enrichment and Opportunity, November 9, 2023
HB 1 Poses a Threat to Public Education in Texas and to Our Most Vulnerable Students – TLEEC Testimony Against HB 1, submitted by Rebekah Skelton to the Texas House Select Committee on Educational Opportunity and Enrichment, November 9, 2023
Education Savings Accounts Reduce Opportunities for Equitable Education for Texas Students – IDRA Testimony against SB 1, submitted by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., to the Texas Senate Education Committee, October 10, 2023
SB 1 Poses a Threat to Public Education in Texas and to Our Most Vulnerable Students – TLEEC Testimony Against SB 1, submitted by Rebekah Skelton to the Texas Senate Education Committee, October 10, 2023
IDRA Quality Schools Action Framework Provides a Guide to Achieve Equal Educational Opportunity for All Students – IDRA comments on Equal Educational Opportunity, submitted by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., to the Texas House Select Committee on Educational Opportunity and Enrichment, July 3, 2023
IDRA Quality Schools Action Framework Provides a Guide to Achieve Equal Educational Opportunity for All Students – IDRA comments on Equal Educational Opportunity, submitted by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., to the Texas House Select Committee on Educational Opportunity and Enrichment, July 3, 2023
HB 100 Poses a Threat to Students’ Civil Rights with Devastating, Discriminatory Impacts on Vulnerable Students, TLEEC Testimony Against HB 100 submitted by Diana Long to the Texas Senate Education Committee, May 22, 2023
Private Texans Want Public Funds Kept in Public Schools – IDRA Testimony against HB 100 (Voucher), submitted by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., to the Texas Senate Education Committee, May 22, 2023
Texas Has Alternatives to Recapture Discounts to Keep Equitable Funding in Schools – IDRA Testimony against HB 3028, submitted by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., to the Texas Senate Education Committee, April 20, 2023
Education Savings Accounts Contradict Steps to Improve Texas Special Education – IDRA Testimony against SB 1474, submitted by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., to the Texas Senate Education Committee, April 12, 2023
Private School Voucher Programs Disempower Parents – IDRA Testimony against HB 4807, submitted by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., to the Texas House Public Education Committee, April 11, 2023
Education Savings Accounts Should Not Come at the Cost of Improvements to Texas Special Education – IDRA Testimony against HB 3781, submitted by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., to the Texas House Public Education Committee, April 11, 2023
Education Savings Accounts Are Inefficient, Ineffective and Unaccountable to Texas Students – IDRA Testimony against SB 8, submitted by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., to the Texas Senate Education Committee, March 22, 2023
Parents Are Disempowered by Private School Voucher Programs – IDRA Testimony against SB 176, submitted by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., to the Texas Senate Education Committee, March 22, 2023
2021 and Earlier
New Charters Must Still Be Accountable to the State Board of Education and Communities, IDRA testimony against Senate Bill 28, submitted by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., to the Senate Education Committee, March 25, 2021
Joint Statement: Increase the Transparency and Efficiency of Charter Schools in Texas
Texas: Joint legislative agenda to make every dollar count for all Texas students, signed by IDRA and 20 other education and policy organizations, January 2021
Statement: Vouchers: Unwise, Unworkable & Unfair
