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Committee advances RS 31903 on 'self-directed learner' funding; some senators call it a voucher
Summary
The Senate Education Committee advanced RS 31903, a print hearing that would allow funds designated for a student to flow to parents under an agreement with the local district; one senator opposed, calling it a voucher program.
The Senate Education Committee voted to advance RS 31903, a legislative request (print hearing) concerning the "self-directed learner" model that would allow funds designated for a student to flow to parents under an agreement with the local school district.
Senator Dave Lent, who identified himself as representing District 33 (Idaho Falls), explained the concept as he understood it: “it allows simply for a parent to work with their local school district and basically create an individual education plan with that student in conjunction with the district, the student, and the parents to…
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