Behind the Headline: Governor Trumpets Reforms – and Makes Surprising Pitch for School Vouchers

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Governor Trumpets Reforms – and Makes Surprising Pitch for School Vouchers
1/14/15| NJ Spotlight

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School Vouchers Help Low-Income Minority Students Earn a College Degree
1/7/15 | Education Next blog

In his State of the State address earlier this week, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called on the legislature to pass a bill to create an Opportunity Scholarship program for low-income students to be funded through state tax credits.

A new study finds that low-income minority students who use vouchers to attend private schools are more likely to enroll in college and to graduate.

Jason Bedrick explains how tax credit programs work in multiple blog entries here.

– Education Next

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