North Dakota lawmakers advance private school voucher bill

North Dakota lawmakers advance private school voucher bill

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota educational options are set to expand as House lawmakers advanced a private school voucher bill Monday and the governor signed a bill establishing public charter schools. The House in a 49-43 vote agreed to changes made by the Senate to House Bill 1540, which establishes Education Savings Accounts for private school students. The bill will now go to Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s desk for his signatur…

North Dakota House advances income-based school choice bill to governor

BISMARCK — The North Dakota House of Representatives on Monday, April 21, sent an income-based school choice bill to the governor, backing a program that would provide public funds for private school tuition based on family income. House Bill 1540 is on its way to the governor’s desk -- barring a vote to reconsider the legislation -- after the House voted to concur with Senate amendments that cut the cost of the bill in half by changing the disp…

CfG President McIntosh Statement on ND School Freedom Vote

Washington, D.C. – Club for Growth President David McIntosh issued the following statement Monday after the North Dakota House passed HB 1540, landmark school freedom legislation that establishes the state’s first Education Savings Account program. “Today marks the beginning of a new era of education for students and families in North Dakota. We applaud the work of legislators who defied entrenched special interests to pass HB 1540, a critical f…