by Steve Brawner (BRAWNERSTEVE@MAC.COM)
What would be the financial effects on public school districts if Arkansas lawmakers approved Gov. Sarah Sanders’ school choice law, and then students started transferring to other options?
It would depend on how many students transferred, and also on the district, said Dr. Greg Murry, former Conway School District superintendent.
Sanders’ Arkansas LEARNS education package will include what she calls “education freedom accounts.” These would provide parents access to the state per-pupil foundation funding that goes to public schools that they could use for other options, such as private schools. In the current year, that funding is a little over $7,000 per student.
https://talkbusiness.net/2023/02/how-arkansas-public-school-funding-works/
