PA House panel advances bill authorizing vouchers for Harrisburg schools

A plan to let public school students use school vouchers to attend private schools in Harrisburg advanced out of the House Education Committee Monday. The bill sponsored by House Speaker Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, calls for half of the state’s per pupil contribution to the troubled Harrisburg School District — a little more than $4,000 — to go to from the school district to students who seek a private education.
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Source: Pennsylvania Capital-Star, November 18, 2019.