TFN President Responds to Pro-Voucher Propaganda Event Voucher Scheme Would Threaten Progress Made by Public Schools FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7, 2007 Texas Freedom Network President Kathy Miller responded today to a rally sponsored by lobby groups promoting private school vouchers at the Capitol in Austin. “Parents of our state’s millions of public school students […]
Recent Press Releases
Gov. Perry’s Decision Is Acknowledgment that Health and Science Should Not Be Held Hostage to Politics
Gov. Perry’s Decision Is Acknowledgment that Health and Science Should Not Be Held Hostage to Politics Put Health and Science ahead of Politics FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 2, 2007 Texas Freedom Network President Kathy Miller responded today to Gov. Rick Perry’s decision that schoolgirls in Texas must be vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that […]
Challenge to Speaker Sent a Message: Put the People’s Interests above Special Interests
Challenge to Speaker Sent a Message: Put the People’s Interests above Special Interests Time to Stop Voucher Backers and Other Special Interests from Controlling the Legislative Agenda FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 9, 2007 Texas Freedom Network President Kathy Miller issued the following statement on the selection of Tom Craddick for another term as House Speaker. […]
Texas Faith-Based Initiative Is Political Shell Game
Texas Faith-Based Initiative Is Political Shell Game State initiative plagued with same problems as national counterpart October 17, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUSTIN Revelations that President Bush’s so-called “faith-based initiative” has been used as a partisan political tool should refocus attention on similar efforts in Texas, the president of the Texas Freedom Network said today. […]
Voucher Schemes are Expensive, Ineffective and Unaccountable
Voucher Schemes are Expensive, Ineffective and Unaccountable Draining Money from Public Schools Will Undermine Progress FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 13, 2006 HOUSTON Private school voucher schemes are expensive, ineffective and unaccountable to taxpayers, the president of the Texas Freedom Network told Senate Education Committee members today. “There are serious concerns that the Legislature’s school finance […]
