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Publicly-Funded Private School Choice Programs

Explore the various publicly-funded private school choice programs available in different states, including voucher programs, scholarship tax credit programs, parental tax credit programs, and education savings accounts.

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Publicly-Funded Private School Choice Programs

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  1. Notre Dame Parental Choice Symposium June 15, 2013

  2. States with Publicly-FundedPrivate School Choice Programs WA ME VT MT ND NH MN OR MA NY ID WI SD RI MI WY CT PA IA NJ NE OH NV DC IN DE IL UT WV VA MD CO CA KS KY MO NC TN OK AZ SC AR NM GA AL MS TX LA AK FL HI

  3. 35 Publicly-Funded Private School Choice Programs

  4. Voucher Programs • In a voucher program, the public funds that would have been spent on a child’s behalf at a public school follow that child to the private school of their parents’ choice.

  5. 35 Publicly-Funded Private School Choice Programs

  6. Scholarship Tax Credit Programs • In a scholarship tax credit program, individuals or corporations donate funds to a charitable organization that provides scholarships for children to attend the private school of their parent’s choice. In turn, the state gives these donors a tax credit worth up to 100% of their contribution. • Note: The scholarships are provided using private funds.

  7. 35 Publicly-Funded Private School Choice Programs

  8. Parental Tax Credit Programs • In a parental tax credit program, the state provides parents who send their children to private schools with a tax credit that reimburses them for some of the costs for educating their children. • Note: Middle class and wealthier parents are most able to benefit from a parental tax credit unless the tax credits are made refundable.

  9. 35 Publicly-Funded Private School Choice Programs

  10. Education Savings Accounts • In an ESA program, the state puts funds that would have been spent on the child’s behalf at a public school into an account that the parents control. The parents may spend the money as they see fit on their child’s education. • Note: ESA’s give parents the greatest amount of choice in designing their child’s education. In fact, unspent funds can be saved to pay for college.

  11. Enrollment Growth 1990-Present

  12. Growth Since 2000

  13. Growth in Public Funds

  14. 245,854 Students Participating in 2012-13 School Year

  15. Average Scholarship Value 2012-2013

  16. Choice Enrollment by State

  17. Private School Scholarship Funding by State

  18. Legislative Progress for School Choice Legislation Number of states that have passed legislation out of at least one chamber Number of chambers that have passed choice legislation

  19. Legislative Progress 2013 WA ME VT MT ND NH MN OR MA NY ID WI SD RI MI WY CT PA IA NJ NE OH NV DC IN DE IL UT WV VA MD CO CA KS KY MO NC TN OK AZ SC AR NM GA AL MS TX LA AK FL HI 2 Passed ONE Legislative House Passed TWO Legislative Houses 10

  20. Growth in States with Programs

  21. Legislative Trends • Bigger, Bolder Programs • Indiana • Louisiana • Arizona • Ohio? • North Carolina? • More Bipartisan Support • Florida • North Carolina • Iowa

  22. School Choice is on the March

  23. Greatest Opportunity in the Future Growing Democratic Support

  24. Democratic Support in 2006

  25. Democratic Support in 2007

  26. Democratic Support Growing • Between 2006-2010, a majority of the school choice bills enacted into law had the support of a Democratic Governor or a Democratic Legislative house. • Since 2006, seven Democratic Governors have enacted fifteen school choice bills. • Since 2006, 14 legislative chambers with Democratic majorities adopted school choice bills.

  27. Democratic Governors who approved school choice measures

  28. Democratic legislative majorities that approved school choice bills

  29. Continued Progress with Democrats since 2010 In Florida, 46% of the Democrats voted to dramatically expand the scholarship tax credit program. Plus, an expansion of the special needs scholarship program was authored by Democrats in both houses—and passed with a majority of Democrats on board.

  30. Continued Progress with Democrats since 2010 • In the 2010 Pennsylvania race for Governor, both the Republican and Democratic nominees supported a voucher proposal by Democratic State Senator Anthony Williams.

  31. Continued Progress with Democrats since 2010 • In North Carolina in 2011, a special needs education tax credit passed the House 94-20 and the Senate 44-5 with 65% of the Democrats voting in favor. • In 2013, the statewide voucher legislation was authored by two Democrats and two Republicans. • In 2013, the House passed a special needs voucher unanimously.

  32. Continued Progress with Democrats since 2010 • In Iowa in 2013, both house of the legislature passed an expansion of their scholarship tax credit program unanimously. • In Louisiana, the legislature created a statewide voucher program with a strong bi-partsan vote. • In Ohio, Democratic votes helped keep a new statewide voucher program in the budget and two Democrats are the authors of a new scholarship tax credit proposal. • In Rhode Island, the Democratic Speaker Pro Tem is the author of a statewide voucher proposal.

  33. Continued Progress with Democrats since 2010 • In Washington DC in 2011, President Obama signed a 5 year extension and a major expansion of the Opportunity Scholarship Program as part of the bipartisan budget agreement.

  34. Democratic U. S. Senators Who Voted for DC Vouchers Diane Feinstein (CA) Joseph Lieberman (CT) Bill Nelson (FL) Mark Warner (VA) Robert Byrd (WV)

  35. Continued Progress with Democrats since 2010 “What is everybody scared of? The real goal of education, ought to be to provide a number of different choices for youngsters so you can see where they learn best and then enable them to be in that situation." Senator Diane Feinstein U. S. Senate Floor Debate March 22, 2010

  36. Dr. Patrick J. Wolf Principal Investigator for US DOEd Study The Research is In "The D.C. voucher program has proven to be the most effective education policy evaluated by the federal government's official education research arm so far.“ (2009)

  37. Successful Legislative Strategies

  38. Lessons Learned Most initial school choice victories come as part of a larger legislative package or deal—not as separate legislation.

  39. States with Publicly-CreatedPrivate School Choice Programs WA ME VT MT ND NH MN OR MA NY ID WI SD RI MI WY CT PA IA NJ NE OH NV DC IN DE IL UT WV VA MD CO CA KS KY MO NC TN OK AZ SC AR NM GA AL MS TX LA AK FL HI

  40. Lessons Learned Republican control is not necessary or sufficient for success.

  41. Role of GOP in InitialSchool Choice Victories * Obviously, in the case of the federal government, the chief executive is the President. ** In Iowa, the Republicans and Democrats were tied in the Senate but the Senate Democrat Leader was the key advocate for school choice.

  42. Lessons Learned Gubernatorial leadership is valuable but it is no longer required for success.

  43. Lessons Learned The most recent victories in these states were legislatively driven: Arizona Florida Georgia Iowa Oklahoma New Hampshire Alabama

  44. Lessons Learned There are many paths to success. Pick the one that is right for your state.

  45. Initial School Choice Victory

  46. Lessons Learned In America, where you start does not determine where you can end up.

  47. Birth Order in States with Multiple Programs

  48. Legislative Trends The laboratories of democracy are creating new versions of private school choice: Foster Children Pre-K Failing Schools Autism Dyslexia Military Families And now, Education Savings Accounts!

  49. Our Most Effective Messages #1 Every child has the right to a good education. • It is a civil right of every child to have the opportunity to receive a quality education. (LA - 97%) • It shouldn’t matter what neighborhood a child lives in or how much money their parents make. All children should have an equal opportunity to get the same quality education. (LA -97%) • Every child should have the same opportunity for a quality education regardless of the parent’s financial situation. (MO – 93%)

  50. Our Most Effective Messages #2 Children shouldn’t have to wait for their local school to get better. • “Vouchers provide an immediate path for children from low income families in failing schools to access a better education.” 74% Likely Voters 79% Latino Voters • “Opportunity scholarship programs give children from low income families a way out of failing schools so they are not forced to wait indefinitely for their local schools to improve. Students should not be sentenced to a poor education based upon their zip code.” 70% Likely Voters 74% Latino Voters

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