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School choice legislation introduced

January 27, 2011
by Hill
Catholic Education Posts, catholic schools, catholic students, education, EITC, nonpublic schools, opportunity scholarships, private schools, school choice, vouchers
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Senators Jeffery E. Piccola (R-Dauphin) and Anthony H. Williams (D-Philadelphia) and 15 other co-sposnors introduced Senate Bill 1 – the Opportunity Scholarship Act.

The school choice bill:

Includes scholarships for both public-to-public and public-to-private school choice.

Provides scholarships for low income students, so they can attend the school of their choice.

Includes a phased in three year approach that is fiscally responsible.

Allows private and Catholic schools to keep their identities.

Includes an EITC funding increase bringing the program to $100 million.

As the debate unfolds, the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) will be posting news and action alerts at pacatholic.org/current-issues/school-choice

Want to help pass school choice in Pennsylvania? Get involved with the Advocates for Catholic Education in Pennsylvania network. Be sure to check “Catholic Education/ACE-PA” when you sign up to be a member of the advocacy network.

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