National education freedom may depend on the budget reconciliation process.
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EducationchoiceisboominginpopularityacrosstheUnitedStates,andthefederalgovernmentmaybereadytojointherush—thatis,ifeverythinggoesjustright.
Agrowingnumberofstategovernmentshavebeengettingoutofthewayofparentswhowantalternativestogovernment-runschoolsfortheirchildren.That’smeantabonanzaofoptionsincludinghomeschooling,charterschools,privateschools,andprogramslikeeducationsavingsaccountsthatmakeeducationfundsportablesofamiliescanusethemfortheapproachesoftheirchoice.
FederalTaxCreditsToFundSchoolScholarshipsTheTrumpadministration’ssympathytoschoolchoicecreatesanopeningtoexpandeducationfreedomtothewholecountry.Thepresidenthasorderedthefederalbureaucracytofacilitatechoiceinseveralimportantways.Andwhileitsprospectsareupintheair,theEducationalChoiceforChildrenAct(ECCA)nowbeingconsideredbyCongresswouldoffertaxcreditsfordonationstofundscholarshipsforchildrenwhowanttoattendindependentschools.
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