MDE to use lottery to pick final special needs vouchers

Officials look for lottery to fill voucher program

The Mississippi Department of Education, as mandated by state law, is turning to a lottery to fill the final slots in a program that provides scholarships or vouchers to special needs children.

There are 175 scholarships remaining, but according to a state Department of Education news release more than that many parents have applied for the program, hence the need for the lottery.

The program, created during the 2015 session, provides vouchers to allow parents to pursue private school or other non-public school options for their special needs children.

Daily Journal
7/14/16