Branstad advocates for school choice

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DES MOINES — Gov. Terry Branstad touted himself as a champion for school choice Wednesday and pledged to try to boost funding next year for a tax credit supporting scholarships for low-income students attending private schools if state finances allow for an increased investment.

“We recognize parental choice has been a driver toward improving student achievement,” Branstad told attendees at a school choice summit sponsored by the Iowa Alliance for Choice in Education (ACE).

“I believe that school choice has helped strengthened Iowa’s commitment to offering families more options for their children’s education,” the governor added.

Over the years, Branstad said he has supported law changes legalizing home education by parents, enabling open enrollment in Iowa’s school system, private school tuition tax credits and textbook and transportation tax breaks for parents sending their children to accredited non-public schools, and creating online academies as an option, especially for children with challenges or problems.

http://www.kcrg.com/subject/news/government/branstad-advocates-for-school-choice-20150916

How about we fully fund public school instead? Asshole.

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Just another Governor carrying water for

the ALEC folks who just completed a total wreck of the Education System here in Nevada. All about Segregation by keeping all those Brown Skinned Kids from associating with them White Kids. How we have cheated our kids.

[rurallib]

4. he was a founding member of ALEC

and this is probably his last round to make his buddies rich(er)

[Wellstone ruled]

6. Two possibilities for this Turd.

Join Vilsack at Monsanto. Or,run for Grassley's set. I'am betting on the latter.

[progressoid]

2. Asshole?

That's much kinder than what I was thinking.

[47of74]

3. Yeah that's about the nicest thing you could say about the ol' double dipper.

[rurallib]

5. Note also that the CR mayor is starting a "conservative" think tank

with education as a focus point:

Cedar Rapids mayor launching think tank for Iowa

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — The mayor of Cedar Rapids is launching a conservative think tank that he says first will focus on education, the economy and the environment.

http://wcfcourier.com/news/state-and-regional/iowa/cedar-rapids-mayor-launching-think-tank-for-iowa/article_a464c00d-5d57-5716-9cfe-5ee38afca978.html

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