Join us for a KIFA conversation on protecting public education on February 27th at 7 pm. As we face continued efforts to expand vouchers and to restrict special education funding and more, it’s important to be informed and to learn how you can help protect our public schools and the children they serve. Originally posted to Facebook on 2/20/2025....
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SB 87 Roll Call Vote
The final tally was 24-16, so 3 votes shy of an override of a potential veto on this round. Please thank those who voted against SB 87. Are those who voted for it “representing” you? Originally posted to Facebook on 2/19/2025....
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Leave a Comment SB 87 Tax Credit Scholarship Update
The Senate passed ANOTHER expansion of the tax credit “scholarship” program on Wednesday, February 19th, and while it was falsely claimed that opponents didn’t talk about students, they soundly rejected proposed amendments that would increase transparency and oversight over the program or ensure that the low-income students that were originally the justification for this program actually have the ability to use it. There hasn’t even been an amendment to reduce the SCHOOL choice that is a feature not a bug for its proponents. We’ve shared this before, but this is an image of an actual application from a...
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Leave a Comment Tax credit “scholarships” are vouchers!
We know some people are being told that tax credit “scholarships” are not vouchers, but As Josh Cowen explains, if it’s money that gets used for private school costs and you have to leave the public schools to use them, they’re vouchers. Not all vouchers are tax credit “scholarships,” (some are ESAs or direct tuition payments, but all tax credit “scholarships” are vouchers. Originally posted to Facebook on 2/19/2025....
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