Kathy Hochul embraces tax initiative to help fund Jewish education
The move would let donors claim up to a $1,700 federal credit for scholarship groups that can pay private school costs.
- On Thursday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul confirmed she intends to opt New York into the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program, effective Jan. 1, 2027, offering taxpayers a $1,700 credit for donations to Scholarship Granting Organizations.
- Parochial schools face fiscal strain as rising living costs make tuition increasingly difficult for families, prompting advocates to argue the tax credit offers necessary relief for these institutions operating on thin margins.
- Advocacy groups including the Teach Coalition and Agudath Israel lobbied for the program to support Jewish day schools and yeshivas, while 27 states have already opted into the federal tax credit program.
- Criticizing the move, New York State United Teachers president Melinda Person argued "public dollars belong in public schools," while Hochul becomes the third Democratic governor to participate after Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein.
- While Hochul supports the program, her office stated she will review federal policy details before making the decision official, as regulations from the Treasury Department are expected in the coming months.
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