Fortunately, educational reforms that expand choices and opportunities for families look to be a top issue during the upcoming Texas legislative session, and most promising of all is legislation creating education savings accounts.
These accounts would give parents more control over how they spend their education tax dollars so that they can choose education options that best fit their child’s needs.
Five states have already adopted education savings account programs, with Arizona, Florida, and Nevada having the most robust programs.
The Texas program, as suggested by former Arlington state Rep. Kent Grusendorf, would most closely follow the Nevada model.