Support Our Schools Nebraska, a coalition of educators, nonprofits and other groups including OpenSky Policy Institute, kicked off a petition drive on Tuesday seeking to put LB 753 before voters on the [...]
Support Our Schools Nebraska, a coalition of educators, nonprofits and other groups including OpenSky Policy Institute, kicked off a petition drive on Tuesday seeking to put LB 753 before voters on the [...]
After the Nebraska Legislature voted Wednesday to set aside state tax credits for donations toward scholarships for students attending private schools, 10/11 spoke with supporters and opponents of LB 753, including OpenSky [...]
Nebraska lawmakers on Wednesday passed LB 753, setting up school vouchers, but opponents including OpenSky are planning to put the matter before voters. In WOWT's report, OpenSky's Rebecca Firestone notes the difference between [...]
A bill authorizing state tax credits for donations to organizations granting scholarships to students attending private schools, LB 753, threatens the sustainability of funding for public education in Nebraska. The Legislature passed [...]
Hundreds of supporters of public education gathered Saturday in opposition to a bill that would provide tax incentives for donations to scholarship funds for private and faith-based schools. Speaking at Saturday's rally, [...]
State aid to Nebraska’s public schools could decrease if a proposal to give state tax credits for donations to fund private school scholarships becomes law. Proponents of LB 753 have suggested that [...]
Students in rural areas are unlikely to see many benefits from a plan to provide private school scholarship tax credits. The proposal to be debated on Tuesday, LB 753, would allow a [...]
Nebraska is among at least two dozen states that are considering bills linked to school choice that threaten to undermine the promise of public education. Earlier this month, the Nebraska Legislature gave [...]
It’s tax season, and many of us are trying to figure out what we owe. The Nebraska Legislature is also looking into that question. A few bills introduced in the Legislature – [...]