The Reynolds plan will take money out of urban, diverse districts and schools. https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/education/gov-reynolds-proposes-school-choice-x2014-charter-schools-private-school-scholarships-ability-to-transfer-out-of-districts-20210120
Gov. Reynolds proposes school choice - charter schools, private school scholarships, ability to...

DES MOINES - Two major education pushes favored by Gov. Kim Reynolds and majority GOP legislators - expanding school choices for Iowa parents and students and providing 100 percent in-person instru...

https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/education/gov-reynolds-proposes-school-choice-x2014-charter-schools-private-school-scholarships-ability-to-transfer-out-of-districts-20210120
"School choice" is a dog whistle to take money away from diverse school districts and get it in the hands of private Christian institutions or white rural districts at the expense of students and families of color.
The diversity plans that prevent student transfers was designed to desegregate Iowa schools. Removing it will increase segregation in Iowa. https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2020/02/17/bill-would-end-iowa-school-districts-voluntary-diversity-plans/
Bill would end Iowa school districts' voluntary diversity plans - Iowa Capital Dispatch

A Senate panel voted to stop school districts from denying wealthier students' open-enrollment requests under voluntary diversity plans.

https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2020/02/17/bill-would-end-iowa-school-districts-voluntary-diversity-plans/
This push for "school choice" in Iowa is happening as school segregation nationally has increased to the same level it was in the 60s. https://www.axios.com/schools-segregation-increasing-adb787aa-7de6-47b5-aff1-dba34774346d.html
Black and white school segregation has returned to 1968 levels

Segregation deepens as Black-Latino majority schools grow.

https://www.axios.com/schools-segregation-increasing-adb787aa-7de6-47b5-aff1-dba34774346d.html
This is segregation policy dressed up in a modern suit.
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