A summer day with a row of school buses stands out in the green farmlands. / ShutterstockDenver, Colo., Jan 27, 2023 / 15:35 pm (CNA).Students who attend Iowa Catholic schools will soon get a financial boost of nearly $7,600 per year after the Iowa governor signed into law "school choice" legislation that allows parents to receive state funds to help pay for private schools.Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the Students First Act into law on Jan. 24."It's a great day for education in Iowa, both for private and public schools," Bishop R. Walker Nickless of Sioux City said Tuesday."We look forward to serving more families in the Diocese of Sioux City who want to enroll their child in a Catholic school," he added. "We are also pleased that the Students First Act will also help parents keep their child in the Catholic school of their choice and assist us in enhancing quality education."The Republican governor had made the legislation a priority. "Public schools are the foundation of ou...