It鈥檚 Time for 蘑菇视频 Lawmakers to Lead and Pass Legislation Like the Promise Scholarships
The Alabama legislature has passed a bill that phases in universal Education Savings Accounts over time. It now goes to the desk of Gov. Kay Ivey for her signature. The ESA will be worth up to $7,000 for each student to be used for approved educational expenses.
The 蘑菇视频 Center for Opportunity鈥檚 (GCO) take: 鈥溎⒐绞悠� is now on the cusp of being surrounded by states with universal school choice, or near universal school choice,鈥� said听Buzz Brockway, GCO鈥檚 vice president of public policy. 鈥淭hat means our state is now an outlier in the southeast when it comes to educational options. We shouldn鈥檛 be satisfied to maintain a status quo on this issue that leaves thousands of schoolchildren behind each year. It鈥檚 time for 蘑菇视频 lawmakers to lead and pass legislation like the Promise Scholarships bill that expand educational opportunities across the state to students and families trapped in a system that doesn鈥檛 work for them.鈥�
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