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Autor/in | Bedrick, Jason |
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Institution | Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research |
Titel | Earning Full Credit: A Toolkit for Designing Tax-Credit Scholarship Policies (2022 Edition). White Paper No. 249 |
Quelle | (2022), (22 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Tax Credits; Scholarships; Private Schools; School Choice; Eligibility; Accountability; Educational Policy; Educational Finance; Nonprofit Organizations; Donors |
Abstract | Over the last quarter-century, tax-credit scholarship (TCS) policies have helped hundreds of thousands of American families provide their children with the learning environment that meets their individual needs. Although less well-known than school vouchers, TCS policies are the most-used form of private school choice. Now available in 23 states, more than 325,000 students nationwide use tax-credit scholarships to attend the school of their family's choice. TCS policies create an incentive for taxpayers to contribute to nonprofit scholarship organizations that aid families with tuition and, in some states, other K-12 educational expenses. This paper explores the central design features of TCS policies--such as eligibility, the tax credit value, tax credit caps, scholarship size and uses, and academic accountability provisions--and outlines the different approaches taken by the TCS policies in each state. The paper also offers suggestions regarding each feature for policymakers who want to design a TCS policy that most likely to succeed at its central purpose: empowering families to provide their children with the education that works best for them. Finally, the appendix offers policymakers with a wide variety of additional resources, including model legislation, parent satisfaction and public opinion surveys, research on fiscal effects, various policy briefs on tax-credit scholarships, information about the constitutional landscape, and public relations resources. (ERIC). |
Anmerkungen | Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research. 185 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02110. Tel: 617-723-2277; Web site: http://www.pioneerinstitute.org |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2024/1/01 |