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private school funding
Coverage of private school funding in the Nexus archive.
- Auditor: School choice cost Iowans $258 million
Iowa Auditor Rob Sand's report claims the state paid $258 million in 2026 to fund private school tuition through the Education Savings Account (ESA) program, with 79% of participants already projected to attend private schools. The Iowa Department of Education disputed the report's methodology, calling it a 'policy advocacy brief' and denying its validity as an audit.