NY Bishops Praise Governor Hochul’s Move to Join Federal School Choice Program
The program will let donors claim up to $1,700 in credits for scholarships that can also fund tutoring and other school services.
- On Friday, Governor Kathy Hochul announced New York will participate in the federal scholarship tax credit program, allowing taxpayers to claim credits for donations to scholarship-granting organizations beginning Jan. 1, 2027.
- Hochul had delayed joining the GOP-led program to ensure federal regulations contained no "poison pills," ultimately concluding the initiative would bring resources to state students without reducing public school funding.
- Taxpayers may claim credits of up to $1,700 for individuals or up to $3,400 for married couples filing jointly, with eligibility extending to families earning up to 300% of the area's median income.
- The Jewish community and Catholic bishops praised the move, while teachers unions warned the program could divert essential funds from public schools.
- United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew called the move "a failure of leadership," pledging to continue efforts to roll back the policy as the governor prepares to notify the federal government.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday that she will opt New York into the new federal scholarship tax credit program, making her the second Democratic governor to do so since the administration published formal regulations for the program. Hochul’s decision bucks intense opposition from teachers’ unions, but has won her support from the Jewish community, which...
NY Bishops Praise Governor Hochul’s Move to Join Federal School Choice Program
New York’s Catholic bishops praised Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to opt New York into a new federal scholarship tax credit program that will allow taxpayers to receive a federal credit for donations to nonprofit scholarship-granting organizations that help families pay for education-related expenses.
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