Gov Kathy Hochul signs New York onto Trump's school choice program despite teachers union opposition
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul joined President Donald Trump's Education Freedom Tax Credit despite fierce opposition from teachers unions and a petition to reject it.
TL;DR
- New York Governor Kathy Hochul has opted New York into President Trump's federal school choice program (Education Freedom Tax Credit).
- Teachers unions and public school advocates oppose the program, launching a petition demanding its rejection.
- The program offers individual taxpayers a federal tax credit for donations to non-profit scholarship organizations.
- Hochul asserts that the program will not divert funds from public schools and aims to provide additional educational opportunities and millions of dollars for students.
- More than half of U.S. states have already joined the federal scholarship tax credit program.
- Unlike traditional voucher programs, tax credit scholarships allow taxpayers to redirect federal tax liability to student scholarships.