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
The school choice efforts of Pennsylvania’s Catholics were featured in Catholic Education Daily: Pennsylvania has two tax credit programs, and was the first state “to create a groundbreaking program that empowers parents to choose the school they believe is best for their child
Children benefit greatly from programs that develop learning skills before they reach kindergarten age. Most children in Pennsylvania now receive their pre-kindergarten education in successful nonpublic programs. Some of those children’s families are helped to some extent by the
“The hot time is now” to contribute to an Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) scholarship organization, said Richard Bluis, partner in the accounting firm, Martin M. Sacks and Associates. He is a member of the school board and parent of a student at Saint Catherine Laboure Schoo
On May 11, the Pa House of Representatives passed House Bill 752 with a vote of 166-26. House Bill 752 increases funding for the Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) by $100 million. Both programs are funded by companies that contribute
On May 6, hundreds of students, parents and teachers from across the state gathered on the steps of the capitol to show support for the Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) programs. These programs provide scholarships to over 50,000 st
The longstanding EITC program has awarded over 450,000 scholarships to since its inception, allowing students to attend the school of their choice. The three-year-old OSTC program helps thousands more by giving special scholarships particularly for income eligible students who live in
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
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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