"Schooled" On The Law IN Public Education

According an October 12, 2023 report from KCRG 9 ABC, the State of Iowa released new information Thursday about the number of students who received approval for an education savings account voucher. Nearly 19,000 Iowa students received state approval for a private school voucher.

Democratic House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst says she’s concerned that the number of approved vouchers is already over budget.

“So, we had planned and we had been told that the program would cost $107 million dollars. We’re now at $144 million dollars that this program will cost and so those are taxpayer dollars that are leaving public education and going to private schools,” Konfrst said. Konfrst says she’s worried about the effects of the program on rural schools.

“We don’t know what happens when a school closes in a community. I worry about these communities as the state sends more dollars to private school and fewer to public school,” Konfrst said.