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…scholarships is a nonprofit, private scholarship-granting organization that gives scholarships to lower income kiddos who would like to attend K-12 private schools but can’t afford to do so. We currently…
…program whose average funding amount eclipses the funding received by a similar category of students with special needs in a given state. For example, although recipients of Ohio’s Autism Scholarships…
…stands on school choice—specifically private educational choice policies, such as education savings accounts (ESAs), school vouchers and tax-credit scholarships. Keep in mind that past support of or opposition to choice…
…scholarship granting organization. Big Sky awarded 44 scholarships of $500 each in 2017, and 54 scholarships of $500 each the following year. Most families had incomes of $30,000 or less,…
…the tax-credit scholarships awarded nationwide. What is evident from the data from these states is that the scholarships serve students from families that, on average, earn significantly less than the…
This article was originally published on Education Next. Last year, more than 250,000 students in 17 states used tax-credit scholarships to attend schools their families chose. Under such policies, taxpayers…
…percent) than there is support for means-testing (24 percent). Tax-Credit Scholarships Rhode Island has been operating a small-scale tax-credit scholarship program since 2007. Nearly 400 students used scholarships in the…
…8-1 decision, the Alabama Supreme Court followed the precedent set three times by the U.S. Supreme Court—in its review of school choice vouchers, tax-credit scholarships, and individual tax credits—stating that…
…scholarship organizations (SSOs). Additionally, the formula utilized to determine scholarship amounts, unfortunately, is convoluted and handcuffs SSOs from granting equitably-funded scholarships to students. Finally, the reporting requirements for schools have…