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Corey A. DeAngelis

24 Feb, 6 tweets, 3 min read

BREAKING: South Carolina legislators just introduced a bill to fund students instead of systems.

South Carolina Education Scholarship Account Act

The bill has over 60 House cosponsors

More information about the proposal here:
palmettopromise.org/esa101/

Families would be able to take their children's education dollars to the education provider of their choosing:

• Private school
• Tutoring
• Instructional / Testing materials
• Special needs services

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Primary Sponsors:

@shannonerickson1 (R) @schousespeaker (R)
@jelliottsc (R)
@RussellWFry (R)

Legislators in 26 states have introduced bills to fund students instead of systems
efinstitute.org/legislation-ma…

The South Carolina bill is now online

H 3976
scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php…

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legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/20…

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