Beginning this school year, education freedom account recipients will be allowed to take classes, join sports teams, and participate in clubs and extracurriculars at their resident public school district — without paying extra.
The change, brought about with the passage of House Bill 1817, was hailed by school choice supporters as a way to empower EFA students and denounced by public school advocates as a mechanism that would force schools to provide services without reimbursement.
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