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Act Now to Support Increasing Education Tax Credits!

Pennsylvania’s constitutional deadline of June 30 to pass a state budget is quickly approaching. House Bill 250, which would increase tax credits available under the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program by $50 million (raising it to $175 million) and the Opportunity Schol
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June 26, 2017
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Catholic Education, catholic schools, education tax credits, educational improvement tax credit, EITC, Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit, OSTC, parental choice, school choice

Questions & Answers with Speaker of the House Mike Turzai about Expanding EITC

Pennsylvania’s Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) is passionate about giving parents and grandparents real options for their children’s education. He is spearheading an effort to expand the highly successful Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholar
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February 21, 2017
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Invest in Success: Expand EITC & OSTC Scholarships

The Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) is leading the charge to give more opportunities to Pennsylvania’s students to go to the school that best meets their needs. He is the prime sponsor of House Bill 250 which proposes to increase the amou
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February 07, 2017
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Catholic Education, catholic schools, education tax credits, educational improvement tax credit, EITC, Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit, OSTC, parental choice, school choice

Education Should Never Be Left to Chance

On a cloudy day in May, hundreds of students and parents gathered on the Capitol steps in Harrisburg to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. Attendees heard the story of a student who found stability and safety in the school of their
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June 29, 2016
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EITC, OSTC

Despite budget fight, an effort focused on students

Excerpted from The Philadelphia Inquirer: Pennsylvania has long been a pioneer in school choice, providing tax-credit programs that enable tens of thousands of low- and middle-income families to place their children in the most appropriate educational settings. But the state’s b
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February 11, 2016
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catholic education in pennsylvania, education, EITC, OSTC, parental choice, school choice

Talking Tax Credits at De Paul Catholic School

To mark School Choice Week, Representative Mike Turzai visited De Paul Catholic High School in Philadelphia. Watch highlights from his visit here:
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February 17, 2015
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Catholic Education, De Paul Catholic High School, EITC, OSTC, parental choice, school choice

Tax credit programs support Catholic schools

From Lancaster Online– Two Pennsylvania tax credit programs are providing a boon to Lancaster County’s seven Catholic schools. Kristopher Nolt, a spokesman for Lancaster Catholic High School, said his school and its six partner elementary schools received more than $887,00
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February 04, 2015
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EITC, Lancaster Catholic schools, OSTC, parental choice, school choice

“PA School Choice Champion Legislator of the Year” Announced

The Pennsylvania Council on American Private Education (PACAPE) has named Senator Dominic F. Pileggi (R-Chester) the “PA School Choice Champion Legislator of the Year” during National School Choice Week. “Senator Pileggi is a hero who throughout his illustrious and distinguished caree
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January 29, 2015
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Happy Birthday, EITC! School choice supporters gather at Capitol

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
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May 03, 2011
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Catholic Education Posts, educational choice, educational improvement tax credit, EITC, PA senate bill 1, parental choice, school choice, Senate Bill 1, vouchers

Poll Results: Voters support school choice

In a new Pennsylvania poll, conducted by national polling and research firm Public Opinion Strategies (POS), by a 15% margin (54%-39%) respondents favored pending legislation known as Senate Bill 1. The survey was conducted April 13-14, and included 600 likely voters throughout Pennsy
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April 20, 2011
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education, PA senate bill 1, parental choice, school choice, Senate Bill 1, vouchers
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