Universal school vouchers a boon for private schools

School vouchers would expand nationwide under federal proposal cheered by Orthodox groups

(JTA) — Families sending their children to yeshivas and other Jewish schools nationwide would be eligible for tuition assistance through a federal tax credit proposed in federal budget legislation. The proposal — which would create scholarships of up to $5,000 per student — marks the farthest that proponents of school vouchers have ever gotten toward expanding school vouchers nationwide. The voucher program’s inclusion in Trump’s budget reconcil…