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	"author_name": "Iowa Citizen Action Network",
	"author_url": "https://actionnetwork.org/groups/iowa-citizen-action-network",
	"title": "VOUCHERS: Wrong for Iowa",
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	"description": "We should celebrate public schools, the students who learn in them, those who teach and work in them and the communities that support them. We all have a teacher, bus driver, cafeteria worker, custodian, or other school staff who has influenced them. We know that here in Iowa it’s not an easy time to be in education, but it is so important. We need to work together to make sure that our system thrives so that every child in our state has access to quality education in our public schools. This legislative session has again seen attacks on public schools: The “student-first scholarships,” a variant of a school voucher program would put money into education savings accounts (ESAs) to help families pay for private school, rather than directing the money to the public school system. Essentially it is taking taxpayer money and giving it to private schools who don’t have the accountability and standards as public schools. We need to tell our legislators that attacking teachers and staff with bills like these will not make our schools stronger. They need to invest in teachers and schools to improve educational opportunities. Strong schools build pride in our communities. Contact your legislators and tell them: we need our schools to be places where parents want to send their children, educators want to work, staff feel valued and students thrive. Tell them We are public school proud.",
	"url": "https://actionnetwork.org/letters/vouchers-wrong-for-iowa"
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