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Public commenters press Ames board for clearer local impacts of ESA/voucher proposals
Summary
Speakers from Public Schools Strong told the board to oppose diverting public funds to private schools and urged the district to share local impact data on ESA/voucher proposals; speakers also urged residents to contact legislators and requested the board reconsider not endorsing a local resolution.
Several residents used the meeting’s public forum to urge the Ames Community School District board to be more vocal about state voucher and ESA proposals and to provide clear, local data on how such programs would affect district schools.
Judy Lemish, who identified herself as an unpaid volunteer with Public Schools Strong, told the board the group’s campaign aims to…
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