Hundreds of students, teachers, parents and legislators gathered at the Capitol Tuesday to show their support for the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program and to advocate for passage of Senate Bill 1, legislation that would greatly expand school choice options in Pennsylv

Senate Bill 1 – the Opportunity Scholarship and Educational Improvement Tax Credit Act – was reported out of the Senate Education Committee with an 8-2 vote. Special thanks to the supporters of the school choice bill:

On Tuesday, March 1, 2011, the Senate Education Committee is scheduled to vote on Senate Bill 1 – the Opportunity Scholarship and Educational Improvement Tax Credit Act. This is the first important step of the legislative process that the proposal will have to follow before scho

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 voucher program will allow private and Catho

With the focus this week on Catholic schools, a new effort comes to light that would expand access for parents to the great gift of a quality Catholic education. As a public policy issue, school choice has gained ground steadily in recent years. Because it is so compelling, school cho

“What do we want…school choice! When do we want it…now!” Hundreds of students and their parents filed into the state Capitol Rotunda last month for a rally to cheer for Senate Bill 1 – the Opportunity Scholarship Act. SB 1 proposes a significant increase to the Education Improvement T