MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 8 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release:

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Governor Ivey Announces Record CHOOSE Act Applications for 2026-27 School Year

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Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced that Alabama's education savings account program -the CHOOSE Act -had a record number of applicants in its second year. The application officially closed at midnight on March 31 with almost 49,000 students applying.