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"Republicans in more than a dozen states have responded to parental frustration with school closures by introducing legislation to expand education choice." https://www.wsj.com/articles/school-choice-momentum-in-the-states-11612568327
"Last week the Iowa Senate passed a bill to provide students assigned to low-performing public schools with education savings accounts (ESAs), which are similar to vouchers but can also be used for textbooks, tutoring and more." https://legiscan.com/IA/bill/SF159/2021
“If there’s one thing the pandemic has taught us about education, it’s that our parents need choice. And it’s not just in-person versus virtual,” said Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds. https://www.wsj.com/articles/school-choice-momentum-in-the-states-11612568327
"A GOP state Senator in Arizona is proposing to expand eligibility for the state’s ESAs ... Republicans in New Hampshire and Missouri are also moving ESA bills.
Nebraska legislators are debating a new tax-credit scholarship program"
Nebraska legislators are debating a new tax-credit scholarship program"
"The union boycott of in-school instruction during the pandemic has been a frustrating revelation for millions of parents ... Republicans are smart to use this instructive moment to give students more alternatives to the union school monopoly." https://www.wsj.com/articles/school-choice-momentum-in-the-states-11612568327
Legislators in 17 states have introduced bills to fund students instead of systems.
http://efinstitute.org/legislation-map/
http://efinstitute.org/legislation-map/
the teachers unions are doing more to advance school choice than anyone could have ever imagined
