The opponents of school choice in Texas (i.e., the unions) told us that parents and kids didn’t want alternative schools. Really?

The largest school choice program in the nation opened for business in Texas last Thursday and parents are stampeding to sign up.  In the first 48 hours, 48,000 parents applied – the biggest launch of a choice program ever.

The Texas program, which was approved by the legislature last year, is open to all Texas students, provides about $10,000 per child and much more for students with disabilities for parents to choose the educational environment that best meets their children’s needs.

Even if Texas parents are on a waiting list they are eligible to benefit from the new federal tax credit program that starts next year. It allows donors to receive up to $1,700 in dollar-for-dollar tax credits for contributing to choice scholarships, which can then be stacked on top of Texas’ state-level ones.