Federal Scholarship for Private School and Homeschooling Will Be Open to Most Kids in 30-Plus States
The program lets donors claim a $1,700 federal credit, and Treasury says about 28 million children in participating states could be eligible.
- On Thursday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released guidance for the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, clarifying rules for states and taxpayers before the program's January 1, 2027, launch.
- Signed into law last year by President Donald Trump as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the program offers taxpayers dollar-for-dollar federal tax credits up to $1,700 for donations to scholarship-granting organizations .
- Families earning up to 300% of their area's median income qualify for scholarships covering private tuition or public school expenses like tutoring, while states must opt in by January 1, 2027.
- Building Hope CEO William Hansen calls the initiative 'revolutionary,' while critics warn the program could divert critical resources from public schools and increase racial disparities.
- Treasury estimates the program could generate nearly $26 billion in annual contributions by 2030, with states required to finalize their SGO rosters by February 15, 2027.
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Feds provide guidance on new K-12 scholarship tax credit program
The U.S. Department of the Treasury released new guidance Thursday for participating states, scholarship-granting organizations and taxpayers as the federal scholarship tax credit program prepares to take effect in January. Created through President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending law in 2025, the Education Freedom Tax Credit program allows individuals to claim a dollar-for-dollar federal […]
Feds provide Kansas, other states with guidance on new K-12 scholarship tax credit program
The U.S. Department of the Treasury released new guidance Thursday for participating states, scholarship-granting organizations and taxpayers as the federal scholarship tax credit program prepares to take effect in January. Created through President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending law in 2025, the Education Freedom Tax Credit program allows individuals to claim a dollar-for-dollar federal […]
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Feds provide guidance on new federal K-12 scholarship tax credit program
Created through President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending law in 2025, the Education Freedom Tax Credit program allows individuals to claim a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit of up to $1,700 for donations to certain scholarship-granting organizations, and taxpayers can contribute to an eligible organization regardless of where that taxpayer lives.
Federal scholarship for private school and homeschooling will be open to most kids in 30-plus states – WTOP News
Nearly all schoolchildren in at least 30 states can apply for a new federal scholarship next year to help pay for private school, homeschooling and other educational expenses, according to proposed regulations issued Thursday by the Trump administration. The first national school choice scholarship program, the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, will launch Jan. 1, establishing...
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