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School Choice May Return to the 2018 SD Legislature

School Choice May Return to the 2018 SD Legislature

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South Dakota legislators may again see bills next year that deal with school choice. Some proposals tie state aid to each student, and them allow them to use that to pay tuition at a private school.

Wade Pogany, Executive Director of the Associated School Boards, says they want to guard the use of public dollars……

Pogany says there are lots of choices now for public school students and parents…..

Pogany says public schools across the state have expanded options available to their students…..

The legislature last year did approve a bill that allow insurance companies to donate some profits to a private school tuition fund.

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