On Independence Day, President Donald Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” which permanently enshrines the nation’s first federal scholarship tax credit into law. This new provision will enable eligible students to receive K-12 scholarships to attend the yeshivah or school of their choice.
Beginning in 2027, donors in all 50 states will be able to receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit for contributing to scholarship organizations. These nonprofits will then use the donations to provide K-12 scholarships to students from families earning 300% or less of the median income of that area. There is no annual cap on the overall amount raised, but the maximum contribution amount is $1,700 per taxpayer. Agudath Israel has been at the forefront of the advocacy effort to expand school choice on the state and federal levels for decades.
“By signing this historic tax credit into law President Trump brought the country one giant step closer to his stated goal of universal school choice,“ said Rabbi A.D. Motzen, Agudath Israel of America’s national director of government affairs. “This new federal scholarship tax credit will allow taxpayers in all 50 states to generate K-12 scholarships that empower parents and students.”
Rabbi Yossie Charner, Agudath Israel’s Director of Congressional Affairs added, “Agudath Israel thanks the many Congressional supporters who championed this issue on behalf of parents across the country.”
“Agudah will continue its school choice advocacy on the state and federal levels,” said Rabbi Avi Schnall, Agudath Israel’s director of federal education affairs. “We will work to ensure that all states participate and enable their families to benefit from this new scholarship whether they attend public, private, or religious schools.”
So big deal the schools
Will raise the Towition threshold
And it not make difference
I know this is not the point but… It’s spelled tuition*
Towition is too ekespensive. Espeshilly when we don’t have much to show for it!
learn how to spell tuition before you start complaining
If they charge more after everyone gets free education, you choose to use that school. Either everyone gets free education or not. Not “free if you use our system with all its garbage”.
You can make a separate argument as to government control of curriculum.
Meanwhile, all the people in the community relying on Medicaid are in for a very nasty shock from this bill. But sure, let’s just pretend it’s all good.
Somehow I have a feeling Jews in NY will not be affected so much due to Hasgacha Pratit, but we’ll see what happens
Please explain your statement in detail.
If it shocking to have to work or try to get work, then be shocked!
The only cuts to medicaid from this bill are in the form of not being available to illegal immigrants and having work requirements of just 80 hours a month unless you have a child under the age of 10. What is wrong with that? Why should it just be a freebie with no strings attached while others work hard to pay for health insurance
If people are able bodied and not working 20 works per week, then yes, they should be in for a shock. This country is about individualism; not mooching off the hard work of others.
clearly you didn’t read the bill (only the headlines), there is no meaningful cuts to medicaid and people in the community are all US citizens.
How do we make sure our schools remain transparent?
Why will Medicare be affected?
In Florida were they government give money for tuition (step-up and Gardner) , all schools raised their tuitions to 17k per child plas all the other fees (security, registration & book fees) and teachers did not get any raises.
So don’t get too excited.
I had to Google how this works.
Schools donate money to government so we can apply for grants to the schools?
You get a tax credit for donatimg to the school so it’s “free” and then the school is supposed to give you a scholarship.
This school choice made everyone dream. Meanwhile, each family can contribute a maximum of $1700 (that can be used a credit when filing taxes) to a scholarship fund of their choice that the school may or mat not decide can be applied towards tuition… no deal breaker here…
Can someone explain what this is and how it affects school vouchers?