Kathy Hochul defies her own party on Trump’s $26 billion school choice bet: ‘I’m not going to leave money on the table’

Op-Ed | Governor Hochul set to bring new educational resources to New York public school families

New York has an opportunity to bring substantial new educational resources to public school families, without taking funding away from public schools. The federal scholarship tax credit can help parents give their children the academic support and educational opportunities they need, especially families who cannot afford to pay for them on their own.  We are...

Kathy Hochul defies her own party on Trump’s $26 billion school choice bet: ‘I’m not going to leave money on the table’

“I’m not going to leave money on the table when it could help our kids,” Hochul said, making New York the 31st state to join a federal tax credit that critics warn will subsidize private schools at public education’s expense.

Kathy Hochul defies her own party on Trump’s $26 billion school choice bet

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has opted the state into the Trump administration’s Education Freedom Tax Credit, breaking with the Democratic leaders of both legislative chambers and making New York the 31st state to sign on to the first nationwide federal school choice program. Hochul is only the second Democratic governor to join, after Colorado […]