Education Funding Follows Student: Support for Public and Private Schools
This bill aims to change how education is funded, ensuring that money allocated for children aged 5-17 follows them, whether they attend public, private, or home schools. This means parents could have more say in where and how their children are educated, with federal funds available for a broader range of educational expenses.
Key points
Federal education funds (kindergarten through 12th grade) will be allocated directly to eligible children in private or home schools via education savings accounts.
These funds can be used for tuition, curriculum, instructional materials, extracurricular activities, tutoring, testing fees, diagnostic tools, and therapies for students with disabilities.
Parents will annually notify local agencies of their child's school choice (public, private, or home school).
The bill ensures federal school meal programs remain available to eligible children regardless of their school choice.
The bill explicitly prohibits federal or state control over non-public education providers.
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