Education

House Education Committee Hears School Choice Bill

March 18, 2011 The House Education Committee held a hearing Tuesday on legislation that would establish an educational choice program in Kansas.  Under the bill, individuals and corporations would receive a tax credit from their state taxes in exchange for making donations to approved educational choice non-profit organizations, which would use the money to fund …

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Congress, President End Milestone School Choice Initiative

March 24, 2010 A federal program that gives low-income, mostly minority children a chance to attend private schools has been effectively killed by Congress.  The wildly popular and successful DC Opportunity Scholarship Program gives kids trapped in some of the nation’s worst schools the opportunity to receive a good education in a safe environment.  However, …

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