Tag: school choice and low-income students
A closer look at Marco Rubio’s proposal for federal tax credit scholarships
Eleven states currently offer tax credits to specified taxpayers who make contributions to tax-exempt non-profit organizations that in turn use those contributions to fund scholarships for qualifying, financially-needy, elementary and/or secondary school students attending private schools. This fairly recent development is currently empowering perhaps 150,000 lower-income families, who generally are... READ MOREIncreasing school choice demand will increase pressure for change
I am grateful to Rebecca Sibilia and Sean Gill for...
READ MOREMarco Rubio: Time to expand private school options for low-income families
On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced a bill...
READ MOREThe silence of the shepherd
Many of our more public minds oppose aid to families...
READ MOREJoel Klein and Condi Rice say parental choice is ‘No. 1’
At Jeb Bush’s National Summit on Education Reform in Washington,...
READ MORENot the “common school” myth again!
The assertion that school choice somehow exacerbates segregation and separatism...
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