Nonpublic School Tuition Increases Are Necessary

Even with tuition increases, Iowa's average nonpublic school tuition lags public school spending per student and teacher salaries.

KCCI reported last week that the Catholic Diocese of Des Moines planned to increase tuition by 10 percent next school year.

This increase is the first phase of several planned tuition increases. Predictably this news coming as education savings accounts (ESAs) are in their second year in Iowa has led school choice opponents to criticize the news.

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