Alva Review-Courier -

A late amendment to the Republicans' tax overhaul plan would allow parents to put money they save for their children's college costs toward K-12 education, including private school tuition and homeschool expenses, in a proposal hailed as a win by school choice supporters.

The Senate plan would expand 529 education savings accounts that have been restricted to college tuition and expenses.

"Expanding 529's to include any educational option is a common-sense reform that reflects the reality that we must begin to view education as an investment in individual students, not systems," Education Secr...