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…million to public schools: They’ll “(find) out the hard way that dreams don’t always come true.” For those unfamiliar with tax-credit scholarships, the state-authorized school choice programs offer direct tax…
…statewide program, the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC), which further enabled such scholarships to flourish. Last year nearly 60,000 kids used EITC scholarships, making this one of the nation’s…
…32. Louisiana Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program Voucher | 5,541 students 33. Virginia Education Improvement Scholarships Tax Credits Program Tax-Credit Scholarship | 4,843 students 34. New Hampshire Education Freedom…
…their children needing scholarships to attend schools of their choice rallied in Raleigh on June 17. Only 2,400 scholarships are available under current law, yet the demand for those scholarships…
…cumulative savings to date likely exceed a billion dollars. • HB 2328 would restrict eligibility for Arizona’s “switcher” tax-credit scholarships to no longer include students who had previously received a…
…in Idaho public schools eligible to receive scholarships to attend private schools. Students must also have a family income at or below 185 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, be…
…consequence. Non-school choice states’ actions triggered broad intervention from the IRS for all charities, including those that distribute private school scholarships. A handful of high-tax states with significant numbers of…
…to nonprofit scholarship funding organizations (SFOs) that aid low-income students to attend the school of their parents’ choice. Florida’s sole SFO, Step Up For Students, issued nearly 60,000 scholarships in…
…support ESAs. We also asked about reasons for opposition to tax-credit scholarships. Just like the negative reactions toward ESAs, by far the most common reason for opposing tax-credit scholarships is…