Right now, thousands of children need your help. There's a new threat in Pennsylvania, and it's House Bill 2632, which would undermine the successful EITC and Opportunity Scholarship programs and reduce educational opportunities for thousands of students actively...
On May 17, 2001, then PA Governor Tom Ridge signed into law a groundbreaking new program called the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC). As one State Representative put it just days prior to the vote for final passage of this new program, “You are going to...
On Tuesday, April 14, the PA House Education Committee held an informational hearing on the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) programs. These are two of Pennsylvania’s most successful school choice...
Opponents of school choice often assert that expanding educational options will harm public schools in Pennsylvania by “taking dollars” away from them. Some even argue that private schools have lower standards, can refuse students, and that we should instead focus...
We’re in the state budget season crunch time here in Harrisburg and a vote may be happening soon to include important school choice legislation. Lifeline Scholarships would empower thousands of parents to help make the best educational decisions for their...
The following is a thank you letter from a mother whose children received a scholarship through PA Family Institute's Family Choice Scholarship Program, part of the incredibly successful Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit...
The evidence is clear: Pennsylvania parents and students want more school choice options. And the state is failing to deliver financial help to the majority of these families. New data, thanks to Right-to-Know requests filed by the Commonwealth Foundation, reveals...
The following is a statement from Michael Geer, President and CEO of the Pennsylvania Family Institute: One of the lessons of the pandemic is that parents and children need more schooling options, not fewer. Every day, children are falling behind because of closed...
House Bill 800, introduced by House Speaker Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny), is a bill that will help more families to send their children to the school of their choice, including private school. It is now on the Governor's desk and we need your help in asking him to...
Thank you Speaker Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny), the House Republicans, and the four Democrats who voted to pass HB 800 today with a vote of 111-85. This bill will help more families to send their children to the school of their choice, including private school. Here...