This bill the Texas legislature is about to pass, the governor is about to sign, is going to be the biggest and the boldest and the most impactful school choice program in the entire country. It's going to provide education savings accounts of about $11,000 for nearly 100,000 school kids all across Texas. That does a couple of things. Number one, for kids that are trapped in failing schools, for kids that are having a hard time learning, that are not getting the kind of education they deserve, it gives them a lifeline. (00:49–00:59)
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Asserts that the Texas bill will provide $11,000 education savings accounts for nearly 100,000 students.
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