Eliminating School Choice Won't Fix Iowa's Property Tax Problem

Highlighting the flaws in Rekha Basu and State Senator Herman Quirmbach's case against Education Savings Accounts.

As the Iowa Legislature reconvenes with property tax relief topping the agenda, a familiar pattern is emerging: long-standing structural problems are being blamed on a politically disfavored reform. In a recent Des Moines Register op-ed, Rehka Basu promotes a proposal from State Senator Herman Quirmbach, D-Ames, that would eliminate Education Savings Ac…