US EditionBig Beautiful Bill Expands Education Freedom Nationwide
- The U.S. Senate is considering the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which includes an education tax credit to expand school choice nationwide.
- This effort follows decades of work to shift education funding to follow children, aiming to address unequal access for lower-income families.
- The bill provides a full federal tax credit that reimburses donors dollar-for-dollar for contributions made to nonprofits distributing K-12 scholarships, which could increase student participation from 1.2 million to as many as 2.4 million.
- Critics claim the tax credit acts as a billion-dollar tax break benefiting wealthy donors while diverting public funds from traditional public schools, a concern acknowledged by multiple experts.
- If enacted, the bill could broaden educational options, especially in underserved areas, but also raises debate over its impact on equity and public education funding.
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Commentary: Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Legislation Is Advancing - The Virginia Star
by Larry Sand In mid-May, the U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee passed a major GOP tax bill, which contains the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA), and it now heads to the House floor. ECCA would provide financial assistance to families in all 50 states that have incomes less than three times their “area’s median income.” Eligible parents could use the funds for a wide range of education-related expenses, including private…
Commentary: Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Legislation Is Advancing | The Star News Network
by Larry Sand In mid-May, the U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee passed a major GOP tax bill, which contains the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA), and it now heads to the House floor. ECCA would provide financial assistance to families in all 50 states that have incomes less than three times their “area’s median income.” Eligible parents could use the funds for a wide range of education-related expenses, including private…
‘Unprecedented’ Tax Credit in GOP Megabill Would Fuel School Privatization
💡Share this on X and Bluesky!You’re likely aware of some of the big-ticket tax benefits for wealthy individuals and companies in the GOP’s budget reconciliation bill now moving through Congress, but buried in it is another tax provision that’s raising some alarms: the bill would create an unprecedented new tax shelter that could let billionaires save millions in taxes through donations to private school voucher funds, all paid for by the public…
The Advocate
Rep. Julia Letlow: Big Beautiful bill will benefit families. Here's how.
As a working mom of two young children, I know that strong families form the bedrock of our society. When parents and children are empowered, communities and future generations thrive.
San Bernardino Sun
Big Beautiful Bill expands education freedom nationwide
There are many underreported provisions in the Republicans’ Big Beautiful Bill aside from the headline $4 trillion of tax cuts and $1.5 trillion in spending cuts. Chief among them is a national education tax credit scholarship program, nearly 30 years in the making, that will expand the growing education freedom movement nationwide. The bill includes a version of the Education Choice for Children Act, which authorizes $5 billion in annual federa…
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