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Post by Logan on Feb 5, 2016 19:13:14 GMT -6
Arizona's public students could get state money for private schoolsEvery Arizona public-school student could get state money to attend private schools by 2020 under a vast expansion of a school-voucher program lawmakers are attempting to fast-track. The legislation would phase in expansion of the Empowerment Scholarship Account program, which currently serves about 2,200 schoolchildren, to allow within a few years all of the state’s 1.1 million public schoolchildren to qualify. House Appropriations Chairman Justin Olson, R-Mesa, and other supporters say the expansion would allow more parents to tailor school choices to their children's needs. But critics argue the program is already siphoning desperately needed funds from public schools and could decimate them if it's expanded. The program would allow parents to take the tax money that would otherwise go to their area public schools and direct it to private schools, homeschooling, therapies or college savings. The legislation is being pushed in companion bills, House Bill 2482 and Senate Bill 1279, to expedite passage. Read more: www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/politics/education/2016/02/04/arizonas-public-students-could-get-state-money-private-school/79760818/
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