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Supplementing or Supplanting? Surtax Spending Gets "Complicated"
- A proposed tax credit program aims to expand private school scholarships for K-12 students, marking a significant shift in federal education policy and supported by conservative advocates, including President Trump.
- Concerns have been raised regarding the program's impact on LGBTQ students, as some religious schools receiving federal funds may not accept them, according to a report by the Brookings Institution.
- Despite its promise, the program has faced challenges in the Senate, with amendments limiting its implementation by giving states authority over participation.
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Supplementing or supplanting? Surtax spending gets "complicated"
BOSTON (SHNS) - The Legislature this week agreed to use nearly $500 million in surtax revenue to deliver a major boost to K-12 school funding, a move that some see as fulfilling the voter-approved mission of the tax on high earners while others warn it strays from the original promise of funding new education and transportation initiatives. The budget that lawmakers sent to Gov. Maura Healey’s desk Monday includes a $496 million expansion to the…
catholicworldreport.com
Catholic News AgencyNew bill expands school choice; Catholic leaders applaud, urge caution
null / Credit: Stephen Kiers/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jul 3, 2025 / 17:46 pm (CNA). Congress has approved a historic school choice scholarship program designed to help families send their children to the schools of their choice — a “weakened” fo... [...]
thepress.net
Choice Tax Breaks: The GOP’s Federal Plan to Transform Education
Buried in the 940-page “big, beautiful” budget blueprint is an unprecedented tax credit that, if approved, will be a long-sought victory for the private school choice movement in its drive to expand and break into Democratic states that for decades…
Choice Tax Breaks: The GOP's Federal Plan To Transform Education - Conservative Angle
Choice Tax Breaks: The GOP's Federal Plan To Transform Education Authored by Vince Bielski via RealClearEducation, Buried in the 940-page “big, beautiful” budget blueprint is an unprecedented tax credit that, if approved, will be a long-sought victory for the private school choice movement in its drive to expand and break into Democratic states that for decades have blocked its path. The tax credit program, which would provide scholarships to K…
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