Arkansas Education Department Asks for 70 Million Dollar Transfer for School Vouchers

The Arkansas Department of Education is asking to move seventy million dollars into the LEARNS Education Freedom Accounts. This money will help fund the school voucher program in the state. The funding request goes before state budget panels for review. Officials from the department presented the plan to secure the transfer amount. The LEARNS program lets families use public funds for private school tuition and other educational costs. Lawmakers will now decide if the budget transfer gets approved.