What you need to know about education savings accounts, the voucher-like program championed by Gov. Greg Abbott

Isabel Suarez works on homework prior to the start of the school day from her home in Pflugerville on Dec 9, 2020. (Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune)

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Gov. Greg Abbott has made "school choice" one of his highest priorities this year, highlighting it in his State of the State address and throwing his weight behind education savings accounts, which would allow parents to opt out of their local school districts and receive state money to school their children directly.