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Articles tagged with: scholarships

Mark Your Calendar for EITC Birthday
Tuesday, Mar 13, 2012 – 9:06
Mark Your Calendar for EITC Birthday

Mark your calendars for a special Birthday Rally in support of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. EITC celebrates 11 years of granting school choice to Pennsylvania students with a special event on the …

Back in Session: Time to Take Action on School Choice!
Thursday, Sep 22, 2011 – 14:14
Back in Session: Time to Take Action on School Choice!

As the legislature returns to Harrisburg, school choice is likely to be debated in these early weeks of the session. Insiders say that this fall is THE TIME for school choice – vouchers and an …

‘The public derives great benefit from an educated citizenry’
Thursday, Aug 4, 2011 – 12:45
‘The public derives great benefit from an educated citizenry’

Attorney Philip Murren, a partner in the law firm Ball, Murren & Connell and legal counsel to the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC), testified about the constitutionality of school vouchers at a House Education Committee hearing …

Question #4: If Catholic Schools Accept Voucher Students, Will They Maintain Their Catholic Identity and Admissions Standards?
Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 – 9:22
Question #4: If Catholic Schools Accept Voucher Students, Will They Maintain Their Catholic Identity and Admissions Standards?

This is part 4 of our 5-part series on commonly asked school choice questions. Read part 1, part 2 and part 3 here.

4. If Catholic schools accept voucher students, will they be able to …

EITC Turns 10!
Wednesday, Apr 27, 2011 – 9:57
EITC Turns 10!

Each year since 2001, more than 40,000 students have been able to choose their school because of Educational Improvement Tax Credits (EITC). EITC provides a tax credit to businesses that contribute to organizations that give …

School choice legislation will benefit thousands of Catholic school families
Wednesday, Apr 6, 2011 – 7:34
School choice legislation will benefit thousands of Catholic school families

In coffee shops and around water coolers, Pennsylvanians everywhere are talking about it – school choice and Senate Bill 1 – the Opportunity Scholarship and Educational Improvement Tax Credit Act.

ACE+PA Update March 29, 2011
Tuesday, Mar 29, 2011 – 15:24

 News for Advocates for Catholic Education in Pennsylvania
School Choice Rally on the Capitol Steps
On Tuesday, April 12, 2011, beginning around 12 pm, Students First and the entire nonpublic school community in Pennsylvania will be hosting a …

Learn about school choice
Friday, Feb 25, 2011 – 14:42
Learn about school choice

Senate Bill 1 – the Opportunity Scholarship Act would give scholarships to low income students, so they can attend the school of their choice. The scholarships would allow both public-to-public and public-to-private school choice. The …

Senate Education Committee hearing on school choice
Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 – 17:42
Senate Education Committee hearing on school choice

On Wednesday, February 16, 2011, the Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee will host a hearing on Senate Bill 1: the Opportunity Scholarship and Educational Improvement Tax Credit Act. The location is Hearing Room #1, North Office …

The future of school choice
Wednesday, Oct 13, 2010 – 16:33
The future of school choice

“We all deserve an opportunity for education that reflects the values our families have instilled in us and also an education our parents wish for us to have,” Carmen Garcia, a junior at Bishop McDevitt …