The House and Senate are still negotiating a preK-12 education budget as lawmakers propose changes to the management of taxpayer-funded private school vouchers and a host of other issues, including Jewish day school security training and teacher and professor development.

“There’s still more work to be done, but I believe we were able to accomplish a lot at the sub-level,” House PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee Chair Jenna Persons-Mulicka told reporters Thursday, standing next to Pre-K-12 Education Chair Sen. Danny Burgess after the budget conference. “It’s an area where there are very complex issues, and those issues deserve for us to give them that time and thoughtful consideration.”

One major issue remaining for lawmakers to address is managing private school scholarships. A

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