COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) – Enrollment numbers at Council Bluffs Community Schools are dropping.
A school board member says a program providing money to families for private schools is the reason.
What is an ESA?
Iowa’s Education Savings Account program started in 2023 with income limits. Those limits are now gone, and any family in Iowa can apply. Every Iowa K-12 student now qualifies, regardless of income.
For the upcoming school year, the state will hand out $8,148 per student who uses the program. The money goes toward private school tuition and fees…