Kansas Reflector Article Discusses Hearing of HB 2119 “Opponents also expressed concerns with a lack of data about how students who use school choice programs fare in private schools. They also worried about the fiscal and academic standards private schools are held to. Under the legislation, participating schools are not...
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HB 2119 – Education Savings Account Hearing
You can watch and/or listen to the House K-12 Education Budget Committee meeting. After getting an update on CARES Act funding, the House K-12 Education Budget Committee had a hearing on HB 2119, an expansive Education Savings Account bill we oppose. We testified against the bill. Watch the Hearing: Or...
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No comments Forbes Article Explains the Problems with Education Savings Accounts.
The Kansas House K-12 Education Budget Committee will hold a hearing on HB2119, an ESA bill soon. We strongly oppose this bill. Here’s a good explanation we found in Forbes magazine of some of the issues. “Parents are expected to navigate this unregulated marketplace on their own. ESA bills and...
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No comments House K-12 Education Budget Teeing Up Another Voucher Bill
This one-sided informational hearing was specifically designed to tee up today’s hearing on HB2119 an Education Savings Account neovoucher bill with no cap, and no meaningful standards, requirements or accountability for private schools receiving public tax dollars. Originally posted to Facebook 2/8/2021....
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