Handouts are posted as submitted.

1. Overview of Supreme Court Ruling & Legal Precedents
   • David Roland, Staff Attorney, Institute for Justice - (44KB / PDF)
   • M. Kaye DeWalt, Special Counsel, Adams and Reese, LLP
   • David Anderson, General Counsel, Texas Education Agency
   
   
   
2. Successful School Choice Programs Nationwide
   • Dr. Patrick Wolf, Professor and Endowed Chair in School Choice, Department of Education Reform, University of Arkansas - (155KB / PDF)
   • Dr. Howard Fuller, Distinguished Professor of Education at Marquette University and Chair of the Board of Directors for the Black Alliance for Educational Options (invited, written testimony only) - (680KB / PDF)
   • Additional materials from Howard Fuller:
   • Survey of School Choice Research - (626KB / PDF)
   • Graduation Rates for Choice and Public School Students in Milwaukee - (394KB / PDF)
   • School Choice and Community Renewal - (332KB / PDF)
   
   
   
3. Successful School Choice Programs in Texas
   • Jamie Story, Education Policy Analyst, Texas Public Policy Foundation - (190KB / PDF)
   • Rosemary Perlmeter, Founder and Executive Director, Uplift Education - (158KB / PDF)
   • Robert Aguirre, Chairman, Board of Trustees, Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options - (10KB / PDF)
   • Additional materials from Robert Aguirre - (71KB / PDF)
   
   
   
4. Perspectives of School Choice Programs
   • Kathy Miller, President, Texas Freedom Network - (929KB / PDF)
   • Suzii Paynter, Director, Christian Life Commission, Baptist General Convention of Texas - (578KB / PDF)
   
   
   

Public Testimony

• Written Testimony from:
• Chris Barbic, YES College Preparatory Schools - (670KB / PDF)
• Amy Beneski, Texas Association of School Administrators - (63KB / PDF)
• Karen Collins, Winfree Academy Charter Schools - (42KB / PDF)
• National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders (CONLAMIC) - (96KB / PDF)
• Stanley Culotta, Holy Cross San Antonio - (104KB / PDF)
• Tori Dugar, KIPP Houston, Inc. - (174KB / PDF)
• Coach Dan Hart, Taxpayers for Equal Appraisal - (288KB / PDF)
• Tom Hill, Winfree Academy, Grapevine Campus - (141KB / PDF)
• Cheryl Jackson, Winfree Academy Charter Schools - (99KB / PDF)
• Cassandra Juarez - (76KB / PDF)
• Nancy Lomax, Parents for Public Schools of Houston - (50KB / PDF)
• James Mergerson, Winfree Academy Charter Schools - (228KB / PDF)
• Jeff Miller, Advocacy Incorporated - (81KB / PDF)
• Charles Naney, Winfree Academy Charter Schools - (39KB / PDF)
• Will Nation, Winfree Academy Charter Schools - (297KB / PDF)
• John O'Sullivan, Texas Federation of Teachers - (398KB / PDF)
• Liz Scillian - (4.76MB / PDF)
• Additional materials from Liz Scillian - (3.92MB / PDF)
• Cynthia Singleton - (136KB / PDF)
• Karen Slay, Texas PTA - (989KB / PDF)
• Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute - (181KB / PDF)
• Melanie Watson - (108KB / PDF)

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