KUAR | By Josie Lenora
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ omnibus education bill continues to make its way through the Arkansas Legislature this week.
The bill would create new “education freedom accounts,” or public money parents can use to enroll their children in private, parochial, or charter schools. The debate on the future of education in Arkansas hinges largely on where to spend taxpayer dollars, and what public schools should look like.
After spending twenty years advocating for choice-based education policy, Laurie Lee feels like she has climbed a mountain.
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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' education package brings up a long-held discussion about the role of tax dollars in public education.