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• Lawmakers in Indiana are considering legislation that would revive education savings accounts for families with special-needs students, reports Education Dive.

• How could education savings accounts benefit students with disabilities? How would this program be funded? 

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A plan that would give Indiana families more control over their child’s school funding has failed repeatedly to gain traction with state lawmakers — but its persistent supporters have plans to advance it again in 2019.

Rep. Jack Jordan, a Republican from Bremen, said Thursday he’s considering new legislation that would allow “education savings accounts” for families of students with special needs. The controversial program, which exists in some form in six states, goes a step further than Indiana’s current voucher system, which allows the state to direct funding to a private school of a parent’s choosing.

The savings accounts represent the next frontier of school choice policy for Indiana. They could allow parents to use the state education dollars to support any therapy or educational option they choose, such as equine therapy, homeschooling materials, or private school tuition.

“I don’t know how a school system can figure out what the therapy needs to be for that individual kid, so I think the parent needs to be able to direct that,” Jordan said. “Why should they have to pay for it when the state has funds where they pay for their education?”

Read the full article about education saving accounts by Shaina Cavazos at Chalkbeat.