Alabama House approves expanding private school scholarship program
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House lawmakers in Alabama approved a bill that would expand the pool of students eligible to receive scholarships for private K-12 schools. The measure will now head to Gov. Kay Ivey.
The bill advanced as Republicans across the country have championed various forms of so-called "school choice" legislation, ranging from vouchers to scholarship programs, to provide public support for private school or other alternative school options.
"More children will have access to it," Republican Rep. Terri Collins, of Decatur, said of the legislation during debate.
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