Next week is National School Choice Week across the nation, with over 11,000 events. Seems NY Gov. Cuomo is getting the message, and yesterday included school choice in his State of the State address. The message: SCHOOL CHOICE IS NEEDED AND WANTED.
Cuomo also proposed creating education tax-credits which, as the name suggests, allow people and businesses to claim tax-credits on donations made to educational scholarship organizations. Those organizations then dole out money to eligible students from low- to mid-income families to use toward private school tuition, among other things. Donations to public schools, school improvement organizations, and local education funds would also be eligible for tax credits under Cuomo’s plan.
By the way, there are over 20 events across North Carolina celebrating National School Choice Week. Click here and type in North Carolina as a key word for a complete list of celebrations.
A Raleigh event will host Bob Bowdon, President of Choice Media, and Director of “The Ticket.” Bowdon and other experts will participate in “School Choice in North Carolina and Across America: A Roundtable Discussion.” There will also be a screening of his documentary film. Space still available to attend. RSVP here!
