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Nebraska's newest school choice law might face ballot initiative, as its predecessor did

LINCOLN — The state teachers union and other advocates for keeping public funds for public schools say they won’t let supporters of Nebraska’s revamped school choice law sidestep the voters this fall. They said so while launching a petition drive Tuesday to repeal Legislative Bill 1402, the latest version of a scholarship or voucher program […] The post Nebraska’s newest school choice law might face ballot initiative, as its predecessor did appeared first on Nebraska Examiner. ....

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Kansas Senate rejects K-12 schools budget changing special education spending calculations

State senators voted down the bill 12 to 26 amid opposition from education groups. ....

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Here are 5 bills that could impact your child's classroom in Illinois

One bill would ban corporal punishment inside private schools across Illinois while another would require schools to use electric buses. ....

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As long school funding lawsuit ends in Kansas, some fear lawmakers will backslide on education goals

Kansas' highest court has closed out a nearly 13-year-old lawsuit that repeatedly forced the Republican-controlled Legislature to boost funding for public schools, and Democrats predicted Wednesday that GOP colleagues soon would be trying to backslide on lawmakers' promises. The state Supreme Court's brief order Tuesday shutting down the suit said legislators have fulfilled promises of annual increases in aid to the state's 286 local school districts as outlined in a 2019 law. The state expects to provide $4.9 billion in aid to those districts during the current school year — 39% more than the $3.5 billion for the 2013-14 school district — and state law dictates future increases to keep up with inflation. Educators who feel legislators aren't providing enough money or distributing it fairly enough were able to take their complaints directly to the state Supreme Court while the case was open. ....

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Idaho Republicans propose spending $50 million on 'tax credit' for private schools

The bill aims to provide tax credits to parents who don’t send their children to public schools. ....

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