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School Choice Supporters in Iowa lobby for vouchers

Click here: “Education Savings Accounts would allow parents who are enrolling their children in a non-public school to receive state funding into a savings account and parents would be free to use those funds for a variety of educational choices that would meet their child’s specific needs,” Audra Meyers of Clive, a former principal at Holy Trinity Catholic School in Des Moines, said. “…Many families are not in a financial position to select the type of education that is best for their child. Instead, their address determines the education that their child will receive.“Education Savings Accounts would allow parents who are enrolling their children in a non-public school to receive state funding into a savings account and parents would be free to use those funds for a variety of educational choices that would meet their child’s specific needs,” Meyers said. “…Many families are not in a financial position to select the type of education that is best for their child. Instead, their address determines the education that their child will receive.”