Majority of Texas voters favor school voucher programs, DMN/UT-Tyler poll finds

School choice advocates positioning for voucher push in upcoming legislative session.

Most Texas voters want voucher-like programs that allow state funding to be used to send children to private schools, according to a new poll from The Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler.

Take Jordan Sims, 34, a Harris County father who said he was in favor of school choice options that would allow parents to use state money for private schools.

He’s pleased with the public elementary school his daughter attends, but he generally supports as many choices as possible for parents.

Read more at the Dallas Morning News