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EdChoice on Senate vote today regarding IRS charitable contribution rule

…state or local tax credit. The IRS rule has slowed giving to charities funding school choice scholarships for K-12 students. The resolution failed by a 43-52 vote. “Children receiving school…

Latinos’ Support for School Choice Outpacing Nation

…released today by the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice. The survey found seven in 10 Latinos support some type of school choice, including vouchers, tax-credit scholarships and education savings accounts…

BRIEF: School Choice in the States April 2016

…application. The program allows taxpayers an 80 percent tax credit for donations to scholarship granting organizations. To learn how tax-credit scholarships work, watch this short video. Mississippi – Michael Chartier…

BRIEF: School Choice in the States March 2015

…The North Carolina Supreme Court held a hearing for the state’s Opportunity Scholarships, a school voucher program for low-income families. The offices of the Attorney General, the General Assembly’s attorneys,…

How are school choice programs funded?

…tax dollars set aside for a child’s education—only state funds and often only a portion of those state funds.     Tax-Credit Scholarships and Tax-Credit Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) It…

Quitting at the Tipping Point: Why Now Is Not The Time to Give Up on Urban Catholic Schooling

…to private school choice in the form of vouchers or tax-credit scholarships, compared with 44 states and D.C. that have public charter schools. Of course, past is not necessarily prologue….

Texas Bill Aims to Create State’s First Two School Choice Programs

…program spend decreased from $100 million to $25 million. 5. For both the ESA and tax-credit scholarship program, now 75 percent of total program funds must be dedicated to scholarships…

BRIEF: School Choice in the States, May 2017

…15, a bill that would increase the size of the scholarships students receive through the state’s Tax Credit Scholarship Program. In April, the Florida House of Representatives unanimously passed HB…