得克萨斯州选择宾夕法尼亚州的奥德赛(Odyssey)经营其50亿美元的学校凭单计划, Texas picked Pennsylvania’s Odyssey to run its $5 billion school voucher program, despite past controversies.

得克萨斯州选择以宾夕法尼亚州为基地的奥德赛州制定并运行由参议院法案2授权的新的学校代金券方案,到2030年可能耗资近50亿美元。 Texas has chosen Pennsylvania-based Odyssey to develop and run its new school voucher program, authorized by Senate Bill 2, which could cost nearly $5 billion by 2030. Odyssey在五个州有类似方案的经验,2023年从与亿万富翁Greg Abbott支持者有关的捐助者支持的竞争中获得500 000美元。 Odyssey, with experience in similar programs across five states, received $500,000 in 2023 from a donor-backed competition linked to billionaire Greg Abbott supporters. 该公司曾面临对过去方案的审查,包括欺诈指控、在爱达荷省不合格的支出、在爱荷华省被驳回的诉讼,尽管该公司说,由于定价,它失去了伊达荷省的合同。 The company has faced scrutiny over past programs, including allegations of fraud, ineligible spending in Idaho, and a dismissed lawsuit in Iowa, though it says it lost its Idaho contract due to pricing. 它聘用了前得克萨斯州官员来宣传它的作用。 It has hired former Texas officials to advocate for its role. 虽然国家财务主任要挑选多达五家公司,但Odyssey似乎是迄今唯一选定的公司。 While the state’s finance chief was to select up to five firms, Odyssey appears to be the sole company chosen so far.