What are you waiting for, Gov. Shapiro?

Originally published by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

This article was co-authored by Andrew Lewis

It will cost the state more not to support the new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program than it will to support it. 

The program allows taxpayers to claim a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit of up to $1,700 for donations to scholarship-granting organizations. Those organizations award scholarships to K–12 students in both public and private schools.

They can use the funds for education-related costs, including tuition, tutoring, special-education expenses, after-school programs, technology, and transportation. More than 90% of Pennsylvania K–12 students would be eligible for an FSTC scholarship.

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