Iowa Democratic House Leader Jennifer Konfrst said 16 public schools have closed. Here’s what we found.
DAVENPORT, Iowa — Iowa House Democratic Leader Jennifer Konfrst held a press conference on Iowa’s school choice voucher program on Friday, Oct. 11.
Since it was signed into law in 2023, students have used state dollars to help cover the cost of private school. This is the second year students have used the program.
In the press conference, Democratic officials said the don’t know the number of students who received vouchers this school year, and won’t know until this spring.
In July, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said more than 30,000 students had received vouchers for this school year. That’s up from 19,000 students last year. At a cost of about $7,800 per student, those vouchers will cost the state at least $234 million this year.
A list of 16 public schools Democratic leaders said …