Last night, the Nebraska Legislature Revenue Committee advanced LB670, the Opportunity Scholarship Act, from committee by a vote of 5-2-1. Senator Lou Ann Linehan, Chair of the Committee, is the bill sponsor and has designated LB670 as her personal priority bill.What...
It’s ironic. It was in Meyer v. Nebraska (1923) where the United States Supreme Court first recognized that “it is the natural duty of the parent to give [their] children education suitable to their station in life.”[1] The Court recognized that the U.S....
Update (March 26, 2018): Last week, the Legislature debated LB 295. Facing a filibuster, the legislature moved on without a vote on the bill after three hours of debate. Although it remains unclear if supporters of the bill have the 33 required votes to break a...
The following article was originally published by the Nebraska Catholic Conference and distributed as a press release on March 20, 2018. An independent fiscal analysis released today demonstrates that scholarship tax credit legislation would pay for itself over time...
Today, teachers, students, administrators, and families packed the School Choice Rally at the Capitol because they understand this fundamental truth: educational choice matters. The fact is, parents should have more control over their children’s education than...
It’s ironic. It was in Meyer v. Nebraska (1923) where the United States Supreme Court first recognized that “it is the natural duty of the parent to give [their] children education suitable to their station in life.”[1] The Court recognized that the U.S....
