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, [...]
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 [...]
LBs 99 and 601 would go far in helping alleviate food insecurity among Nebraska families, especially its children, OpenSky Policy Institute said at a pair of hearings this week. Universal school lunch [...]
LB 589 – which would cap the amount by which public school district revenues could grow – will be the subject of a Revenue Committee hearing today. The measure would limit school district [...]
While Nebraska lawmakers consider proposals to send state resources to private schools, a Jan. 30 OpenSky webinar will focus on the fiscal and educational impacts similar initiatives have had in other states. [...]
OpenSky statement on the governor’s education agenda For immediate release – Jan. 17, 2023 LINCOLN -- Below is a statement from OpenSky Policy Institute Executive Director Dr. Rebecca Firestone regarding the education [...]
Over the past decade, my husband Dick and I have had the great privilege of watching OpenSky Policy Institute grow from multiple vantage points. As a founding board member and the second [...]
The Appropriations Committee on Tuesday placed its amended version of LB 1014 on the first round of debate. The bill contains several provisions to allocate American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars throughout the state. [...]
LB 890, a proposal being debated by lawmakers, shows promise as a way to address Nebraska’s long-standing overreliance on property taxes because it gets to the heart of the issue – low [...]
With the Revenue Committee quickly advancing multiple tax proposals to be debated by the full Legislature, state lawmakers already have a lot on their plates when it comes to major fiscal issues. [...]