COVID + School Finance. Boon for School Choice.

What’s happening? Arkansas Legislature funded a $2M school choice program. West Virginia Legislature created an ESA program for all students, a 1st in the U.S. IN, MO & KY all adopted ESA programs for the first time.COVID added suburban Republicans to the usual coalition of conservative Republicans and social justice democrats to support school choice.

Why is this important? The change in the coalition because of COVID brought in the suburban Republicans.

How will this be important? Whether the effects of COVID linger in minds to continue an alliance with suburban Republicans.

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