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Arkansas auditors report $58,751 in Educational Freedom Account funds misspent in 2024-25

Nineteen students enrolled full-time in a public school in the 2024-25 school year spent a total of $58,751 in Educational Freedom Account funds they weren't supposed to use, state auditors told Arkansas lawmakers Thursday.

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