Opportunity Scholarships Act poses a threat to rural public schools
With only 10% of the state’s private school students living in rural Nebraska—accounting for about 3% of all rural students state-wide— public support for private schools has been a concern among many rural residents since passage of the Opportunity Scholarships Act (OSA) earlier this year.
Passed as part of Legislative Bill 753, the OSA created a dollar- for-dollar tax credit program for donors…