H.R.1 passed in June 2025 and included the Educational Choice for Children Act, which established the first ever national school choice tax credit incentivizing donations to scholarship granting organizations (SGOs). The tax credit, which uses federal dollars to support attendance at private institutions, is in reality - a voucher. This new tax credit voucher program will take effect on January 1, 2027, and will provide a dollar-for-dollar tax credit of up to $1,700 per year.

In 2023-24, New York State fully funded its Foundation Aid formula for schools, at last fulfilling a promise made in 2007. That reform and its funding are valuable achievements in public policy. But 18 years have passed, and some formula elements have never been updated, and problems have emerged with others. Also, we have learned more in the intervening years about how students’ school and life circumstances may affect their progress in learning. Building off the study compl

School leaders understand the effects of a changing climate on their districts, and the long-term effects on the lives of the students to...

ECB Priority Concerns – Financial Aid The Educational Conference Board continues to stress the importance and necessity of a carefully...