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Board member warns Education Freedom Act of 2025 could hurt special education, urges community contact with legislators
Summary
A board member reviewed the Education Freedom Act of 2025 and urged residents to contact state legislators, saying the voucher proposal (a $7,075 per-student allotment) could reduce services for students with IEPs and raise long-term costs for public education.
A Franklin County board member used Monday's meeting to summarize the Education Freedom Act of 2025 and urge community members to contact state legislators about potential effects on public schools and special education services.
The board member described the proposal as a plan to provide roughly $7,075 per student to families who choose private schools, and said public schools typically receive about 70% of that amount from the state while counties must provide the remainder. The member warned…
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