Nebraskans view funding of public education justifiably as a long-term investment in the state’s future. A strong K-12 education system not only expands economic opportunities for all, it helps strengthen the overall economy. Many of the policy choices made by our state’s lawmakers have major ramifications for our state’s vital investments in public education.
34% Nebraskans who recently moved to another state said housing was the primary reason. In a federal survey in 2022, 34% of those Nebraskans who moved cited housing compared to 18% [...]
After Nebraska's Secretary of State certified petition signatures, LB 753, the bill creating private school scholarship tax credits, will be placed on the November 2024 ballot. Commenting for a story by Nebraska [...]
Election officials verified more than 91,000 petition signatures, enough to put the question of taxpayer-funded private school scholarships on the November 2024 ballot. OpenSky Executive Director Rebecca Firestone, quoted in the Omaha [...]
Nebraska's Secretary of State certified petitions to put the question of taxpayer-funded private school scholarships on the November 2024 ballot. In its story, the Lincoln Journal Star noted a survey conducted on [...]
Once signature verification is complete, Nebraska voters in 2024 are expected to weigh in on LB 753, a measure passed by the Nebaska Legislature in 2023 to provide state tax credits for [...]
13.4% The latest assessment of poverty in America offered another reminder of the importance of policy choices in providing positive effects for generations to come. Census data show the nation’s child poverty [...]
55.6% When costs surrounding a school improvement project approved by voters in 2022 escalated, the locally-elected school board of Heartland Community Schools discussed this with their community and approved a financing plan [...]
Last week, Nebraska's governor urged Nebraska school superintendents to direct 97% of what they receive in additional state aid to property tax relief. In its story noting the unusual nature of the [...]
Nebraska’s workforce challenges will be among several topics on the agenda for OpenSky Policy Institute’s 2023 Fall Policy Symposium, your opportunity to gather with Nebraska’s key thinkers and policy leaders to discuss [...]
Supporters of strong public schools in Nebraska turned in 117,000 petition signatures on Wednesday in an effort to give voters the final say on LB 753, the measure creating private school scholarship tax [...]