/tax-credit-scholarships Tax Credit Scholarships en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Thu, 10 Oct 2024 20:59:21 GMT /policy-politics/private-school-choice-what-the-research-says/2024/10 Private school choice programs are proliferating as debates continue about their effects on low-income students and public schools. Thu, 10 Oct 2024 20:59:21 GMT /policy-politics/private-school-choice-what-the-research-says/2024/10 /policy-politics/states-are-spending-billions-on-private-school-choice-but-is-it-truly-universal/2024/10 More than half a million students in eight states last school year took advantage of private school choice open to all students. Tue, 08 Oct 2024 04:01:00 GMT /policy-politics/states-are-spending-billions-on-private-school-choice-but-is-it-truly-universal/2024/10 /policy-politics/how-states-use-tax-credits-to-fund-private-school-choice-an-explainer/2024/10 Twenty-one states have programs that give tax credits for donations to organizations that grant private-school scholarships. Fri, 04 Oct 2024 21:36:48 GMT /policy-politics/how-states-use-tax-credits-to-fund-private-school-choice-an-explainer/2024/10 /policy-politics/project-2025-and-gop-aim-for-universal-school-choice-what-would-that-look-like/2024/08 Most ambitious private school choice policies have happened at the state level. How would it take shape at the federal level? Mon, 19 Aug 2024 19:32:40 GMT /policy-politics/project-2025-and-gop-aim-for-universal-school-choice-what-would-that-look-like/2024/08 /policy-politics/private-school-choice-a-video-explainer/2024/05 We're tracking the proliferation of school choice policies around the country. Here's how to get up to speed. Fri, 31 May 2024 17:50:40 GMT /policy-politics/private-school-choice-a-video-explainer/2024/05 /policy-politics/which-states-have-private-school-choice/2024/01 Education savings accounts, voucher, and tax-credit scholarships are growing. This tracker keeps tabs on them so you don't have to. Wed, 31 Jan 2024 21:49:27 GMT /policy-politics/which-states-have-private-school-choice/2024/01 /policy-politics/as-private-school-choice-grows-critics-push-for-more-guardrails/2024/01 Calls are growing for more scrutiny over where state funds for private school choice go and how students are faring in the classroom. Tue, 16 Jan 2024 21:37:23 GMT /policy-politics/as-private-school-choice-grows-critics-push-for-more-guardrails/2024/01 /policy-politics/families-lament-public-school-advocates-celebrate-end-of-controversial-scholarship-tax-credit/2023/11 The Illinois program prompted fierce debate over the merits of what some equate to a politically volatile school choice voucher program. Tue, 14 Nov 2023 21:27:43 GMT /policy-politics/families-lament-public-school-advocates-celebrate-end-of-controversial-scholarship-tax-credit/2023/11 /policy-politics/6-more-states-will-soon-let-almost-all-students-attend-private-school-with-public-money/2023/06 So far this year, 14 states passed laws and lawmakers in 42 states introduced bills to expand private school choice. Thu, 15 Jun 2023 22:44:35 GMT /policy-politics/6-more-states-will-soon-let-almost-all-students-attend-private-school-with-public-money/2023/06 /policy-politics/gop-lawmakers-tout-choice-as-a-way-out-of-failing-schools/2023/04 Republicans in the U.S. House are using their majority to push for policies that would send public funds to private schools. Tue, 18 Apr 2023 20:25:55 GMT /policy-politics/gop-lawmakers-tout-choice-as-a-way-out-of-failing-schools/2023/04 /policy-politics/voucher-programs-gain-strength-with-help-from-the-courts-an-expert-says/2022/12 A school choice expert explains how recent rulings could prevent future voucher programs from getting blocked by opponents. Thu, 22 Dec 2022 16:54:28 GMT /policy-politics/voucher-programs-gain-strength-with-help-from-the-courts-an-expert-says/2022/12 /policy-politics/mich-public-school-advocates-launch-effort-to-stop-devos-backed-proposal/2022/03 The former secretary of education is backing an initiative that advocates say would create an unconstitutional voucher system. Thu, 17 Mar 2022 21:07:22 GMT /policy-politics/mich-public-school-advocates-launch-effort-to-stop-devos-backed-proposal/2022/03 /policy-politics/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-prohibition-on-tax-credit-scholarships-for-religious-schools/2020/06 The 5-4 decision involving a dispute in Montana appears to cast doubt on as many as 30 state constitutions that bar aid to religious schools. Wed, 01 Jul 2020 02:16:11 GMT /policy-politics/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-prohibition-on-tax-credit-scholarships-for-religious-schools/2020/06 /policy-politics/lgbtq-issues-roil-florida-school-choice-debate/2020/03 As lawmakers weigh expansion of the state鈥檚 voucher and tax-credit scholarship programs, some renew a push for anti-discrimination protection for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer students. Wed, 04 Mar 2020 02:34:55 GMT /policy-politics/lgbtq-issues-roil-florida-school-choice-debate/2020/03 /policy-politics/what-happened-to-students-left-behind-as-florida-expanded-its-voucher-program/2020/03 The nation's largest tax-credit scholarship program doesn't seem to have hurt the academics of students who remain in public schools, a new study shows. Tue, 03 Mar 2020 21:23:06 GMT /policy-politics/what-happened-to-students-left-behind-as-florida-expanded-its-voucher-program/2020/03 /policy-politics/private-school-choice-programs-fall-short-on-transparency-accountability/2020/02 Education Week finds that few of the nearly 30 states with programs that pay tuition at private schools or tax-credits to incentivize businesses and individuals to do so require private schools to follow standard policies used to ensure transparency and accountability in the nation鈥檚 public schools. Sat, 29 Feb 2020 02:33:21 GMT /policy-politics/private-school-choice-programs-fall-short-on-transparency-accountability/2020/02 /policy-politics/high-court-leans-toward-support-for-religious-schools/2020/02 In a case from Montana, conservative justices suggested they were inclined to rule for parents who seek to reinstate a state tax credit funding scholarships for use at religious schools. Wed, 12 Feb 2020 02:11:38 GMT /policy-politics/high-court-leans-toward-support-for-religious-schools/2020/02 /policy-politics/betsy-devos-tests-a-rhetorical-twist-on-school-choice/2019/10 The education secretary has been pushing the theme of "educational freedom," a rebranding that suggests options like mixing and matching components to build an educational experience from scratch. Wed, 02 Oct 2019 00:08:40 GMT /policy-politics/betsy-devos-tests-a-rhetorical-twist-on-school-choice/2019/10 /policy-politics/high-court-case-tests-religious-schools-use-of-tax-credit-scholarships/2019/09 A national debate over whether public funds may go to faith-based schools is high on the list of cases before the Supreme Court in the coming term, stemming from a dispute in Montana. Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:55:40 GMT /policy-politics/high-court-case-tests-religious-schools-use-of-tax-credit-scholarships/2019/09 /policy-politics/striking-teachers-are-targeting-charter-schools-but-are-charters-really-a-threat/2019/02 Charter schools educate only about 7 percent of all public school students. But in some cities, charter schools have made significant inroads. Mon, 25 Feb 2019 21:39:16 GMT /policy-politics/striking-teachers-are-targeting-charter-schools-but-are-charters-really-a-threat/2019/02 /policy-politics/who-benefits-from-tax-breaks-for-private-school-scholarships-a-new-gao-report-breaks-it-down/2018/09 Tax-credit scholarship programs, the lesser-known cousin to school vouchers and another school choice policy promoted by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, are the subject of a new Government Accountability Office report. Wed, 19 Sep 2018 01:39:06 GMT /policy-politics/who-benefits-from-tax-breaks-for-private-school-scholarships-a-new-gao-report-breaks-it-down/2018/09 /policy-politics/how-a-proposed-tax-rule-could-end-up-hurting-school-vouchers/2018/09 Private school choice advocates are worried that tax-credit scholarship programs are getting swept into a crackdown by the Trump Administration on blue states trying to circumvent parts of the new GOP tax law. Wed, 12 Sep 2018 00:39:50 GMT /policy-politics/how-a-proposed-tax-rule-could-end-up-hurting-school-vouchers/2018/09 /policy-politics/how-a-trump-administration-tax-rule-could-hurt-school-vouchers/2018/08 Private school choice advocates are worried that tax-credit scholarship programs are getting swept into a crackdown by the Trump Administration on blue states trying to circumvent parts of the new GOP tax law. Tue, 28 Aug 2018 20:14:57 GMT /policy-politics/how-a-trump-administration-tax-rule-could-hurt-school-vouchers/2018/08 /policy-politics/in-florida-bullied-students-will-get-vouchers-to-attend-private-school/2018/03 In a major expansion of Florida's private school choice, state lawmakers approved a measure that will allow students who are bullied, harassed, or attacked in their public schools to use taxpayer funded vouchers to attend a private school. Fri, 09 Mar 2018 04:23:14 GMT /policy-politics/in-florida-bullied-students-will-get-vouchers-to-attend-private-school/2018/03 /policy-politics/want-to-become-an-education-reformer-there-are-online-courses-for-that/2018/01 A number of free, online courses are offered to help local advocates and lawmakers get steeped in education policy and related issues with the goal of more effectively pushing for changes to public schools, such as expanding choice or stricter accountability for teachers. Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:58:32 GMT /policy-politics/want-to-become-an-education-reformer-there-are-online-courses-for-that/2018/01 /policy-politics/how-devos-trump-and-midterm-elections-may-affect-new-school-choice-laws/2018/01 Midterm elections鈥攏ot necessarily U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and President Donald Trump鈥攁re likely to have the most impact on efforts to expand school choice in the states in 2018, advocates say. Thu, 11 Jan 2018 21:20:21 GMT /policy-politics/how-devos-trump-and-midterm-elections-may-affect-new-school-choice-laws/2018/01 /policy-politics/school-voucher-programs-leave-parents-in-the-dark-on-disability-rights-feds-say/2017/11 The vast majority of families using private school vouchers for children with disabilities are participating in programs that provide inaccurate or no information at all on the federal protections they are giving up, according to a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Thu, 30 Nov 2017 21:38:49 GMT /policy-politics/school-voucher-programs-leave-parents-in-the-dark-on-disability-rights-feds-say/2017/11 /leadership/precious-little-evidence-that-vouchers-improve-achievement-recent-research-finds/2017/11 Several new studies on large-scale voucher programs has complicated debates recently over private school choice鈥攑olicies which allow families to use public money or aid to attend private schools, including religious ones. Fri, 17 Nov 2017 18:15:51 GMT /leadership/precious-little-evidence-that-vouchers-improve-achievement-recent-research-finds/2017/11 /policy-politics/devos-expounds-on-policy-in-one-on-one-interview/2017/10 The U.S. Secretary of Education spoke with Education Week in a wide-ranging interview during the secretary鈥檚 recent 鈥淩ethink School鈥� tour Wed, 04 Oct 2017 18:37:30 GMT /policy-politics/devos-expounds-on-policy-in-one-on-one-interview/2017/10 /policy-politics/why-have-homeschooling-numbers-flattened-out-after-a-decade-of-growth/2017/10 A number of factors could be at play, from the growth of charter schools and private school vouchers, to economic pressures that made it impossible for families to keep one parent at home educating their children. Mon, 02 Oct 2017 20:16:50 GMT /policy-politics/why-have-homeschooling-numbers-flattened-out-after-a-decade-of-growth/2017/10