If you happened to be in Harrisburg yesterday you might have
come across a big birthday celebration.
And while turning 11 might not be an anchor year for many of us, for the
Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC), turning 11 years of age is not only
an important milestone, but the program’s supporters used the occasion to call
for expanded school choice options in the Keystone State.
Organized by the REACH Foundation, the celebration included
appearances by Senators Jeff Piccola (R) and Tony Williams (D), two leaders in
the Senate fighting for more education options in the Keystone State. This bipartisan duo led the fight last year
to enact Senate Bill 1, which would create the state’s first voucher program
serving students from low-income families that attend persistently failing
school districts. The bill, which passed
the Senate last year, but failed in the House, would also expand the EITC
program. And the legislation is still
being considered this year. In fact, the
dozen elected officials that attended the celebration, called for expanding
educational options in Pennsylvania.
The EITC is a corporate
scholarship tax credit program that was enacted in 2001. In the 2011-12 school year, more than 40,000
students participated in the program.
- American Federation for Children | Alliance for School Choice, MSG
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