Betsy DeVos Pushes New Federal Tax Credit to Expand School Choice

Education Week: U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, who has had trouble selling her school choice agenda in Washington, threw her weight behind new legislation to establish a federal tax credit to expand choice.

The measure, which faces long odds in Congress, would offer a new federal tax credit for individuals and companies that donate to organizations offering scholarships to students. Under the plan, states would get to decide how big those scholarships are, which students and organizations would be eligible for them, and what could they could be used for.

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