Why does Musk need our personal details?
Editor, Politics completely aside, are you comfortable with Elon Musk having access to your personal information and the nation’s checkbook? If you missed this news, Google it for details.
Who benefits from his actions? Nothing Musk has ever said makes me think his goal is to benefit ordinary wage-earning Americans.
— Dani Vollmer
Boerne resident
Put ‘choice’ on ballot
Editor, I am a former private school teacher, a sixth-generation Texan, a graduate of K-12 public education here in Texas, and the mother of three public-school children.
Though my husband’s salary is well above the median income in Texas, we cannot afford private schools, which would cost us around $90,000. Were we to receive $10,000, we would only be one-third of the way to the cost of a private school education.
Considering 62% of public- school students in Texas are economically disadvantaged, I am forced to wonder, “Who will be the beneficiary of this bill?”
Libertarians want education privatized; if that’s the goal, can we have a bill doing that, rather than pretending the private school vouchers are about school choice?
According to Joshua Cowen, an author and professor of education policy, in other states, for every dollar that a billionaire invested in a campaign, they get $100 in public money. That is an incredible return on their investment.
The bill proposes a $10,000 payment per child, which I find interesting, considering that it is a 62% increase from the basic allotment that is currently given to each Texas student.
Is the plan to underfund education, then complain when it fails and demand privatization? We all know the system is not perfect, but that does not mean we need to slowly burn it to the ground in the guise of a voucher program.
Public education funding affects every Texan, paid through their housing costs; therefore, all Texans should have a say. Sen. Brandon Creighton alleges that “Texas voters have spoken loud and clear”; if that is truly the case, proponents should have no issue putting it to a vote by the people.
You claim parents need a voice in our children’s education? Give us one. Put this on a ballot.
— Nory Boulton Autin resident
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