Opponents say the program is tilted to benefit private school students. Supporters say it has the potential to raise billions of dollars for students.
Accelerate is encouraged by the proposed rules Treasury and the IRS released today for the federal scholarship tax credit. But the rules still don’t define what eligible tutoring programs should look like.
The program provides a dollar-for-dollar credit of up to $1,700 for individuals.
But even though public school kids are eligible, some skeptics argue donations will ‘skew heavily’ toward wealthier communities.
The Trump admin. is preparing to issue rules for its new, ambitious school choice program.
“In the absence of a federal education agenda, it will be up to every state to push for improvements,” said Kevin Huffman. “Nobody is off the hook.”
Including “federal science of reading bills are moving through Congress”
Parents like it. States and districts require it. Most importantly, it works for kids.
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For the first time, the Department included High-Impact Tutoring as a dedicated Competitive Preference Priority. The result: 11 funded projects center on high-impact tutoring, representing nearly $130 million across 15+ states and tribal nations.
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