US EditionMississippi Joins Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program
Taxpayers can receive up to $1,700 in federal tax credits for donations to scholarship organizations aiding K-12 students below 300% of area median income.
- On Monday, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced he opted into the Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program, which begins in the federal tax year 2027; officials said this expands school choice statewide.
- The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed July 4, 2025, created the Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program, and House Bill 2, the Mississippi Education Freedom Act, narrowly passed last week.
- The program offers a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit of up to $1,700 for eligible taxpayers who donate to approved Scholarship Granting Organizations, making donations effectively cost-free.
- In the coming months the Office of the Governor will designate eligible Scholarship Granting Organizations, and donations must fund scholarships for eligible K-12 students from families below 300 percent of the area median income.
- Reeves said parents, not government, should decide education, and officials said the program will help Mississippi continue its historic classroom performance.
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Mississippi joins Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) announced he opted Mississippi into the Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program to promote school choice in the state. The program would being in federal tax year 2027. “Mississippi believes that parents – not government – know what’s best for their children’s education,” said Reeves. “The Federal Tax [...]
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WDAM 7Gov. Reeves opts into scholarship program that promotes school choice
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced on Monday that he has opted Mississippi into the Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program to promote school choice in the state.
Governor opts Mississippi into Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program - Mississippi Monitor
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune President Donald Trump welcomes Mississippi Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, left, to the stage at a rally at BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo, Miss., Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Governor Tate Reeves (R) announced Monday that he has opted Mississippi into the Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program to promote school choice in the state. The Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program was created in the One Big…
Mississippi opts into federal tax credit scholarship program
Mississippi has opted into the Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program to expand school choice, the author of a Facebook post said. "I’ve opted Mississippi into the Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program to promote school choice in our state," the post said.The post said Mississippi believes "that parents – not government…
Governor Opts Into Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program To Promote School Choice - The Gazebo Gazette
The Gazebo Gazette MISSISSIPPI (GG) — On Monday, January 19, 2026 Governor Tate Reeves announced that he has opted Mississippi into the Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program to promote school choice in the state. By opting into the program, which begins in federal tax year 2027, Mississippi will expand school choice opportunities for families across […] The post Governor Opts Into Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program To Promote School Choice …
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