February 15, 2017      8:45 PM

Abbott slams Texas House approach to pre-k funding

“The House needs to explain why they want to spend $1.5 billion on unproven, lower quality Pre-K.”

Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday evening again chastised lawmakers in the Texas House for, as his spokesman put it, "misinterpreting" his previous lecture on the topic of quality pre-k grants.

“It’s clear that the governor’s statement to do this right or not at all was misinterpreted by the House," said John Wittman, Abbott's Press Secretary.

"The governor believes they should either fully fund high-quality Pre-K, or eliminate Pre-K funding altogether,” he said.

“The House needs to explain why they want to spend $1.5 billion on unproven, lower quality Pre-K. If their constituents don't like high quality Pre-K, they certainly shouldn't like a lower quality version of the program,” Wittman said.

By Scott Braddock

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