School officials caution new law could harm students, districts

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Iowa school officials are concerned a new “parental choice” law will interfere with district funding and their ability to plan yearly budgets, which they say will ultimately affect students.

Students attending Iowa public schools now have the option to open enroll into any district at any given time of the year. When students leave, over $7,000 in state funding school districts receive will also disappear with them.

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