… for public schools, increase teacher pay raise, eliminate the star test, as well as to provide school choice. That said, it's important for you and your audience to know that Last session we actually did add $6.6 billion more for public education, increasing to an all-time high the amount of funding going towards public education. That's that point aside, our goal is to improve education for every student in the state of Texas. Some of the students go to public schools, some go to private schools, some are homeschooled, doesn't matter where they are. (04:42–04:59)
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Asserts that $6.6 billion was added to public education funding last session, reaching an all-time high.
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