States weigh opting into federal school tax credit as Washington resists
Washington's state superintendent Chris Reykdal has urged Gov. Bob Ferguson to reject the program, while New York's Kathy Hochul has joined it.
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What happened
States are deciding whether to join a new federal tax credit tied to K-12 education that lets donors to scholarship granting organizations receive credits. The U.S. Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, recently visited Miami to promote the credit for Florida schools.
Why it matters
The program would bring billions of dollars in scholarships into participating states, and Washington's school system faces a budget crisis driven by rising costs and funding cuts. Reykdal views the credit as expanding school choice without closing funding gaps for public schools.
Timeline
- Oct 13, 4:18 PM ET: Washington state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal opposed the federal tax credit program and urged the governor to reject it.
- Oct 15, 4:00 AM ET: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul joined the federal tax credit providing $3,400 a year for families for K-12 education.
- Oct 15, 8:33 PM ET: Reykdal's opposition came as Washington's school system faced a budget crisis driven by rising costs and funding cuts.
- Oct 16, 4:30 AM ET: U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visited Miami to tout the new federal tax credit for Florida schools.
Coverage
- Washington schools chief urges Gov. Ferguson to reject federal tax credit (Sarah Mizes-Tan)
- WA schools chief urges Gov. Ferguson to reject federal tax credit (Sarah Mizes-Tan)
- Washington waits on federal education tax credit program (NonStop Local)
- Reykdal urges governor to reject federal tax credit program (webpublisherpro)
- Reykdal opposes federal tax credit program, urges gov to reject (washingtonstatestandard.com)
- New York opts in as states divide over school choice tax credit
- McMahon presses Washington's governor to join federal tax credit
- States opt into federal school choice programs
- Washington's schools chief opposes new federal school tax credit
- States weigh federal K-12 scholarship tax credit as Washington governor faces pressure
- New York joins federal scholarship tax credit as states debate it
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