A 2023 law allows Iowa families — no matter their income — to apply for an ESA account that lets them divert the per-pupil state funding that would otherwise go to their local public school district and use it for private school expenses, including tuition. Republicans and private school educators say the law has created true school choice for the state's 510,430 students. The law's opponents say the savings accounts have effectively subsidized private schools at the expense of public education. Indeed, 99% of the private school students in Iowa are now using ESAs to pay for their schooling, and most already attended private school before the law passed, according to a Des Moines Register analysis. Tap the link in our bio for more on this story. #Iowa #IApolitics #IAlegis #IAEd