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🚨 My latest column at Broad + Liberty “Education Tax Credits Work” Pennsylvania’s Education Improvement Tax Credit program (EITC—and OSTC & EDS) works for students, parents, donors to the program And taxpayers, too. Over 500,000 students have been helped so far—an additional 90,000 will be helped this year. And, taxpayers actually will save over $1Billion this year because students using education tax credit scholarships won’t be enrolled at district public schools, which can cost taxpayers up to $23,000/student—or more—vs. an average tax-credit scholarship of under $4,000. From my column: “We’ve known parents are happy —they keep signing-up and sending their children back to their new schools. We now have the data to show that these students are learning — almost always better than their peers at their local district-run schools, and as well as if not better than the students at the school they’ve transferred into with their scholarship. The Commonwealth Foundation conducted a year-long study of students who have been fortunate enough to get these tax credit-supported scholarships. Students are learning. Parents are grateful. And donors can now see even more benefits. And, taxpayers win, too.” Commonwealth Foundation RealClearPolitics PoliticsPA BLOCS - Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools Foundation for Catholic Education Children's Scholarship Fund Philadelphia