Vouchers
ICYMI – School Voucher Tax Shelter
Did you know that some Pennsylvania businesses can turn a tidy profit when they make contributions to school voucher programs? It’s true. When businesses contribute to scholarship/private school voucher organizations through Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (EITC/OSTC) programs they receive a double dip of tax giveaways that can be worth more than the amount…
Read MoreOpEd in The Morning Call by our Own Julie Gallagher and Karen Beck Pooley
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Read MoreESA Voucher Bill Set for Vote Tuesday, May 22
Tell your Senator to vote NO on ESA vouchers…Again! Yes, they are trying one more time. The Senate Education Committee has just announced its intention to vote on Senate Bill 2 (Sen. DiSanto, R-Dauphin) this coming Tuesday, May 22. This bill establishes Education Savings Accounts (ESA) vouchers, a program that takes tax money out of your neighborhood public schools…
Read MoreVote No: Setting the Record Straight on ESA Vouchers and Senate Bill 2
A plan introduced as Senate Bill 2 by Senator John DiSanto (R-Dauphin) establishes Education Savings Accounts (ESA) vouchers, a program that takes tax money out of your neighborhood public schools to be used for private schools and vendors. ESA proposals have been introduced in various states and have been dubbed by the National Conference of…
Read MoreSB2 – Voucher Vote Delayed, Senate Ed Committee Changed
An October Morning Call article had this to say: According to calculations by the PSEA, Allentown, Bethlehem Area and Easton Area school districts would stand to lose nearly $50 million annually. Allentown would have seen almost $27 million go into the education savings account if the bill had been law in 2015-16 and a third of…
Read MoreSB2 Senate Bill 2
Say No to Next Generation School Vouchers in PA Tell your senator to vote NO on Senate Bill 2 Under the bill, parents of students in low-achieving schools can receive funds in the form of Education Savings Accounts (ESA) to attend a participating nonpublic school and for other expenses. Low-achieving is defined as the lowest…
Read MoreDo charters and vouchers hurt public schools? The answer is “yes”
A brief, but informative article on the affect charters and vouchers have on public schools and their funding. You can read the full article from The Network for Public Education HERE
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