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Committee advances bill to tighten accountability for locally run virtual schools
Summary
A committee advanced House Bill 1259 to restore funding and performance rules for virtual schools after audits found low academic scores and questionable fund allocation; sponsor said the bill protects school choice by ensuring funds are used for instruction.
House Bill 1259, introduced to the committee as LC640067s, was moved forward Tuesday after the sponsor summarized a Department of Audits and Accounts review that found some locally run virtual programs had low CCRPI scores and were not directing most state funds to instruction. "The goal of this legislation is to preserve the integrity of school choice by preventing possible…
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