Why Vote
- The people you elect determine:
• How much to fund public schools
• How much to rely on standardized testing
• Whether to use A-F ratings and how grades are determined
• How much to fund teacher pay, healthcare, and retirement
• Whether to invest in our schools or privatize them - Most of the more than 5.4 million kids in Texas public schools are not old enough to vote.
- Model good citizenship for students, and be their voice at the polls.
- Texas is consistently last, or almost last, in voter turnout.
- Only 17% of registered Texans voted in the March 2018 primary election.
- Bad politicians are elected by good people who don’t vote.
- Public education and civic engagement are both central to democracy.
- Democracy is as strong as a community’s citizens are engaged.
- Research shows that civic engagement and voting are good for your health!
- You have the most power on Election Day, but only if you vote!
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