The Alabama Senate will be holding a public hearing on education policy Tuesday. During the hearing, leaders will discuss the Parental Rights in Children’s Education Act (PRICE) Act.
The PRICE Act, or Senate Bill 202, could put thousands of dollars into savings accounts for students who homeschool, go to private school, or choose to go to a school outside their district. The bill, which was introduced on Apr. 11, calls for the state to put $6,900 into an Education Savings Account or ESA for students.
State Senator Larry Stutts, the bill’s sponsor, is hoping the legislation would make it easier for parents to transfer their children from public schools to private ones; however, some parents and community members in North Alabama are speaking out against the bill and saying it won’t be helpful. McDonald believes the bill will take away some freedoms of those who homeschool or go to private schools. He says it will also interfere with the free market process.
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