The following groups and individuals oppose the funneling of public money to private schools through such mechanisms as tuition tax credits and vouchers
Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Public Education Organizations
The Coalition for Public Schools
Intercultural Development Research Association
Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of San Antonio
Edgewood Independent School District
Families United For Education: Getting Organized
[Familias unidas para la educación: ganando organizadas]*
Grupo de Los Cien, San Antonio
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
San Antonio Independent School District
Texas Federation of Teachers
Texas Freedom Network
Texas State Teachers Association
Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Public Education Individuals
Dr. Joe Bernal, member State Board of Education
Zane Chalfant, former executive director, Texas Parent Teacher Association
María Antonietta Berriozabal
Manuel Garza
Harley Johnson
José García de Lara
Carolina Peña Rodriguez
Corinne Sabo
Additional Texas Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union of Texas
Bexar County Superintendents
Mexican American School Boards Association (MASBA)
San Antonio Chapter of the American Federation of Teachers
San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce (TAMACC)
Texas Association of Community Schools
Texas Association of School Boards (TASB)
Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission
Texas Counseling Association
Texas Federation of Teachers
National Organizations
AFL-CIO National Executive Council
American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
American Ethical Union
American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
American Jewish Committee
Americans for Democratic Action
Americans for Religious Liberty
Americans for Separation of Church and State
Anti-Defamation League of B’nai Brith
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs
Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS)
General Conference of The United Methodist Church
Intercultural Development Research Association
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
National Association of Partners in Education
National Coalition for Public Education
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW)
National Education Association (NEA)
National Parent Teachers Association (PTA)
National School Boards Association (NSBA)
People for the American Way Action Fund
Religious Liberty Council
Union of American Hebrew Congregations, Religious Action Center
United Automobile Workers of America
* Families United For Education: Getting Organized [Familias unidas para la educación: ganando organizadas] is a Texas network of parents who work together to achieve the best possible education for all students. The network is sponsored by the Intercultural Development Research Association.
Compiled by the Intercultural Development Research Association, March 6, 1999