Opponents raise alarm over school vouchers in GOP budget bill [View all]
Source: The Hill
05/16/25 6:00 AM ET
Opponents of school vouchers are raising concerns as House Republicans attempt to push through federal legislation in their “big, beautiful bill” advancing President Trump’s agenda.
If successful, the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) will create scholarships parents can use to send their students to private schools, available in all 50 states. Those opposed fear the damage the measure could do to public schools and disadvantaged students.
School choice advocates were giddy after finding out ECCA was put into the reconciliation package, knowing it means the legislation would only have to be passed by a simple majority of members in the House and the Senate, both of which are controlled by Republicans.
The National Education Association, the largest teachers’ union in the country, immediately reached out to representatives. “We oppose creating a $20 billion tax credit voucher scheme and allowing 529 accounts to be used for home schooling,” Marc Egan, the director of government relations for the union, wrote in a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5302600-school-vouchers-school-choice-gop-budget-bill/
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