Historic School Choice Victory: What It Means For Yeshiva Families

Senate Misses Big Opportunity To Boost School Choice Across US

The Senate measure eliminates a cap on the program, but also strips protections for educational freedom and allows Democrat states to opt out.

Historic School Choice Victory: What it Means For Yeshiva Families

by Shira Miller Groundbreaking legislation passes Senate, creating unprecedented opportunities for Torah education funding A Game-Changing Victory for Jewish Education The Senate has passed the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA), part of the larger domestic policy package, marking a historic milestone for Jewish families seeking quality Torah education for their children. This $5 billion […]

HISTORIC WIN! School Choice Survives in the Senate: One Step Away from President’s Desk

Agudath Israel of America celebrates the Senate’s inclusion of a permanent and unlimited scholarship tax credit. Earlier today, the United States Senate voted to include a permanent scholarship tax credit in the budget reconciliation bill. The groundbreaking federal school choice proposal survived two attempts to eliminate it and had to be revised in order to comply with the ruling of the Senate parliamentarian. “On Friday, news reports proclaim…

School Choice Proposal Makes It Through the Senate

After two attempts to eliminate it, the federal school choice bill - which would provide much-needed tuition relief to frum families - survived and was passed Tuesday morning in the Senate as part of President Trump’s sweeping budget package.