CISD pushes back on vouchers

Board sends resolution urging rejection of public fund diversion to private schools

Stunned silence filled the Cuero ISD board room when Superintendent Micah Dyer shared an update on the successful movement in the state legislature to pass the latest version of school vouchers. With a projected decrease of 10% in public education funding when vouchers are fully realized, Dyer said cutbacks in personnel will be inevitable.

After the discussion, the board passed a resolution calling for the rejection of “any diversion of public dollars to private entities in the form of education savings accounts and similar voucher schemes.”