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Podcast: Cascade CounterPoint
Episode: QP: North Dakota Legislature Passes ESA and Charter School Bills
Description: On Monday, the North Dakota legislature passed the state’s first private school choice program. If signed by Governor Kelly Armstrong, House Bill 1540 would establishEducation Savings Accounts for North Dakota students beginning in the 2026-27 school year. Award amounts wouldbe determined by a family’s income level, and the lowest-income students could receive more than $4,000 each. A separate bill, signed into law this week, has authorized the establishment of public charter schools in the state.Education Savings Account programs allow parents to use a defined amount of state education funding on behalf of their children for qualifying educ...